Word Meaning
दूद
dood
hinoun
Meaning
Smoke; dark vapor arising from fire or burning.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetics, 'dood' denotes smoke or the black vapor rising from flame. Symbolically, it represents the bitter, dark sighs produced by the burning fire of love, longing, or grief within the lover's breast. In Ghalib's couplet, it serves as the ultimate insubstantial essence that formed the dark spot of the heart's wound.
Etymology
Persian (دود, dūd)
Usage
Commonly forms Persian genitive compounds like 'dood-e-dil' or 'dood-e-aah' to represent visible manifest anguish.
Examples
dood-e-dil (smoke of the heart)
dood-e-aah (smoke of the sigh)
Synonyms
धुआँदुख़ान
Related Words
आतिशदाग़सोज़सुवैदा