Word Meaning
दुख़्त
dukht
Meaning
Daughter, maiden; metaphorically used in poetic compounds like dukht-e-taak for wine.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu poetry, 'dukht' is a poetic contraction of 'dukhtar', meaning daughter or maiden. In this couplet, it appears in the traditional genitive phrase 'dukht-e-taak' (daughter of the vine), a classical trope designating wine. The poet laments that the youth or freshness of the wine is lost after being spilt.
Etymology
Persian (دخت), contracted form of 'dukhtar' (daughter), cognate with Sanskrit 'duhitr' and English 'daughter'.
Usage
In Urdu ghazal, it is almost exclusively encountered in the Persianized metaphor 'dukht-e-taak' referring to wine.
Examples
Dukht-e-taak ka lutf (the delight of the daughter of the vine)
Parda-nashin dukht (a veiled maiden)