Word Meaning
दिल-ज़दा
dil-zada
hiadjective
Meaning
Heart-smitten, grief-stricken, or broken-hearted person.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound functioning as an adjective or noun to denote someone wounded or afflicted at heart by intense sorrow or love. In this couplet, it represents the tragic, lovesick lover whose grief-laden passage through the streets of Delhi caused turmoil comparable to doomsday.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'dil' (heart) and 'zada' (struck/smitten, from zadan, to strike).
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal to denote the archetypal tragic lover wandering in helpless despair.
Examples
The bitter lamentations of a heart-stricken wanderer.
No one stopped to console the grief-afflicted lover.
Synonyms
दिल-फ़िगाररंजीदामजरूहदुखियारा
Related Words
दिल-शिकस्ताग़म-ज़दामुसीबत-ज़दाआफ़त-ज़दा