Word Meaning
ता-आश्ना
tā-āshnā
hiprepositional phrase
Meaning
Up to an acquaintance; till a friend; toward someone known.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian prepositional framing paired with 'az' (from), this phrase forms the correlative 'from one acquaintance to another'. In the cited couplet, it delineates the immense gulf and qualitative contrast between mere acquaintances and true companions. It emphasizes the spectrum of friendship rather than treating all familiar faces alike.
Etymology
Persian: preposition 'tā' (until, up to, as far as) prefixed to 'āshnā' (known, acquaintance, familiar).
Usage
Used in classical Persian and high Urdu poetry predominantly in correlative comparative structures to denote degrees of intimacy or distance.
Examples
farq ast az-āshnā tā-āshnā
az-begāna tā-āshnā
Synonyms
वाक़िफ़ तकदोस्त तकहमदम तक
Related Words
आश्नाअज़-आश्नाआश्नाईना-आश्ना