Word Meaning
तिमसाल-दार
timsāl-dār
hiadjective
Meaning
Bearing an image or reflection; possessing a likeness or picture.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'timsāl-dār' describes an entity, often a mirror or receptive heart, that holds an image or reflection. In this couplet, it implies that the mirror is alive with the visible manifestations of form, offering a spectacle (sair) even if deep insight or ultimate understanding (khabar) remains elusive.
Etymology
Arabic 'timsāl' (image, likeness, form) + Persian suffix '-dār' (possessor, keeper).
Usage
Conventionally applied in ghazals to the mirror or the heart to indicate the capacity to reflect divine or earthly beauty.
Examples
The mirror became image-bearing with the beauty of the beloved.
A heart that is image-bearing holds reflections of unseen mysteries.
Synonyms
अक्स-दारशबीह-दारतस्वीर-नुमा
Related Words
तिमसालआईनासैरसूरत