Word Meaning
तुम्हीं
tumhīñ
hipronoun
Meaning
Only you; you alone (emphatic form of you).
Detailed Meaning
An emphatic second-person personal pronoun combining 'तुम' (you) with the intensive marker 'ही'. In this couplet, it is used directly to puncture poetic arrogance, emphasizing that Ghalib alone is not the sole master of Urdu verse. It sets up the tribute to the earlier master, Mir Taqi Mir.
Etymology
Hindustani contraction of 'तुम' (from Middle Indo-Aryan / Sanskrit युष्मद्) and the emphatic particle 'ही'.
Usage
Widely used in classical ghazal for direct, intimate, or reproachful address to the beloved or to the self.
Examples
Only you know the secret of my heart.
Tell me yourself, how could this be justified?
Synonyms
तुम हीतन्हा तुम
Related Words
तुमहमहींआप हीवही