Word Meaning
तिफ़्ली
tifli
hinoun
Meaning
Childhood, infancy, childishness, or innocence.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'tifli' refers to childhood, infancy, or childish innocence and naivety. In this couplet, 'kar-khana-e-tifli' (a workshop or playground of childhood) depicts mortal hopes as childish games played in the dust. The word underscores the futility and immaturity of harboring worldly desires before facing profound existential despair.
Etymology
Arabic (from 'tifl' meaning child, with the Persian abstract suffix '-i').
Usage
Frequently contrasted with maturity and sorrow to highlight the vanity or foolishness of human desire.
Examples
The unburdened days of childhood.
Lost in the naive play of infancy.
Synonyms
बचपनतिफ़ूलियतसिग़र-सिनी
Related Words
तिफ़्लतिफ़्लानातिफ़्ल-ए-मक़तब