Word Meaning

तराज़ी

tarāzī

hinoun (feminine)

Meaning

Adornment, embellishment, decoration, or the act of beautifying.

Detailed Meaning

Derived from the Persian and Arabic root denoting adornment, 'tarāzī' refers to decorating, composing, or arranging with elegance. In this couplet, as part of 'chaman-tarāzī' (garden-adorning), it evokes the poet decorating the hem of his robe with red spots of heart's blood as though laying out a blossoming garden.

Etymology

From Arabic 'ṭirāz' (embroidery, ornament) adopted into Persian with the suffix '-ī' to denote the act or art of adorning.

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it commonly functions in Persian compound genitives (e.g., chaman-tarāzī, bazm-tarāzī) to signify artistic elegance, cultivation, or adornment.

Examples

chaman-tarāzī-e-fasl-e-bahār

anjuman-tarāzī-e-husn

Synonyms

आराइशज़ेबाइशतज़्ईन

Related Words

तराज़चमन-तराज़सबा-तराज़
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