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
