Word Meaning
ता-मिज़ा
tā-mizha
hiadverb
Meaning
Up to the eyelash; as far as the eyelash.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional compound combining 'tā' (up to) and 'mizha' (eyelash). In this couplet, it signifies that even though the arrow of the beloved's glance barely moved beyond the eyelash, its piercing impact went all the way through the lover's heart.
Etymology
Persian: preposition 'tā' (until, up to) + noun 'mizha' (eyelash).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it describes the threshold of the gaze or the poised tension of an arrow held at the lashes.
Examples
even up to the eyelash
the tear reached as far as the eyelash
Synonyms
ता-ब-मिज़ामिज़गाँ तक
Related Words
मिज़ामिज़गाँतीर-ए-निगह