Word Meaning
तोह्फ़ा
tohfa
hinoun
Meaning
A gift, present, offering, novelty, or rarity.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, tohfa denotes a gift, offering, or rare wonder presented to a beloved or patron. In the couplet, it appears in the compound 'tohfa-e-rozgar' (a curiosity or marvel of the age), carrying a slightly ironic tone regarding the speaker's own shifting, mercurial state. It captures both preciousness and eccentric peculiarity.
Etymology
Arabic tuḥfah (تحفة), meaning a present, gift, or rare and precious article.
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal to describe gifts of suffering (like sighs and tears) offered to the beloved, or ironically to describe someone as a strange novelty of the era.
Examples
A gift of tears brought to the beloved's lane
A rare marvel given by the revolving sky
Synonyms
सौग़ातभेंटउपहारनज़र
Related Words
तोहफ़ातनज़रानारोज़गार