Word Meaning
दिलबरों
dilbaron
hinoun
Meaning
Beloveds, sweethearts, or heart-stealers (oblique plural form).
Detailed Meaning
'Dilbaron' is the oblique plural form of 'dilbar', meaning beloveds or sweethearts. In this couplet, it refers to the beloved whose separation becomes a fatal illness for the lover. Poetically, the plural generalizes the torment caused by sweethearts.
Etymology
Persian compound 'dil' (heart) + 'bar' (root of burdan, to carry away/snatch), with the Hindustani plural inflection '-on'.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, 'dilbar' standardly addresses the charming beloved, and its plural 'dilbaron' often conveys the collective cruelty or indifference of all beloveds.
Examples
bearing the cruelty of beloveds
the alluring ways of sweethearts
Synonyms
महबूबोंमाशूक़ोंसनमोंयारों
Related Words
दिलबरदिलबरीदिलदिलरुबा