Word Meaning
ताजिरान
tājirān
hinoun
Meaning
Merchants, traders (plural form of merchant).
Detailed Meaning
Tajiran is the Persian plural of the Arabic noun tajir, denoting merchants or traders. In this couplet, it appears in the genitive phrase tajiran-e-farang (merchants of the West), contrasting cold capitalist calculation with the sublime value of artistic talent. The poet highlights how commercial brokers dismiss the true wealth of skill and genius as unsaleable goods.
Etymology
From Arabic 'tājir' (merchant, root t-j-r) with the Persian animate plural suffix '-ān'.
Usage
In Urdu poetry, tajiran often metaphorically represents materialistic minds who measure love, honor, or art in purely monetary terms.
Examples
tajiran-e-shahr (the merchants of the city)
tajiran-e-sukhan (dealers in poetry)
Synonyms
सौदागरव्यापारीबेपारी
Related Words
तिजारतताजिरमताअकसाद