Word Meaning
तिरे
tire
hipronoun
Meaning
Your; of you (poetic contraction of 'tere').
Detailed Meaning
A poetic contraction of the second-person singular possessive pronoun 'tere' (your), used commonly in Urdu ghazal for metrical balance. In this couplet, it refers to the lane of the beloved ('tire kooche'), contrasting the legendary expulsion of Adam from Eden with the lover's utter humiliation upon being cast out of the beloved's street.
Etymology
Apabhramsha/Prakrit origin, evolved from Sanskrit 'तव' (tava) through Old Hindi/Hindustani.
Usage
Widely used in classical Urdu poetry as a metrical variant (takhfeef) of 'तेरे' to fit the meter.
Examples
departed from your lane
if we lived on your promise, know it was a lie
Synonyms
तेरेतुम्हारेतुझ
Related Words
तेरातेरीतूतुझ