Word Meaning
दुकानों
dukaanon
hinoun (feminine, plural oblique
Meaning
Shops or retail stalls (plural oblique form).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'dukaanon' refers to the shops and stalls in a marketplace that are thronged by eager crowds. The poet presents the beloved as a peerless piece of merchandise ('mata'') whose arrival causes an uproar among buyers. It evokes the lively, bustling commerce of the bazaar as a metaphor for love, desire, and worldly spectacle.
Etymology
From Persian 'dukān' (دکان), ultimately borrowed from Arabic 'dukkān' (from Aramaic/Akkadian 'dukkānu').
Usage
In Urdu ghazals, references to shops often evoke the 'bazaar of love' (bazaar-e-ishq) or the commodification of beauty and devotion.
Examples
Crowds bustling outside the shops
Every shop in the market was decorated
Synonyms
हाटोंमखज़नोंबाज़ारों
Related Words
दुकानबाज़ारमता'ख़रीदार