Word Meaning
ता-दम
tā-dam
hiprepositional phrase
Meaning
Until the moment; up to the breath or time of.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound prepositional phrase meaning 'until the moment' or 'up to the breath'. In this couplet, it functions within the genitive phrase 'tā-dam-e-sahar' (until the arrival of dawn), denoting the uninterrupted duration of intimate companionship throughout the night. It emphasizes an endurance or continuation of state until a definitive boundary is reached.
Etymology
Persian: 'tā' (until, up to) + 'dam' (breath, moment).
Usage
Widely employed in classical ghazal poetry to mark an unbroken temporal interval extending to death or daybreak.
Examples
tā-dam-e-marg (until the moment of death)
tā-dam-e-āḳhir (until the final breath)
Synonyms
वक़्त तकलम्हे तकसाँस तक
Related Words
ता-सहरता-ब-क़यामतदम-ब-दम