Word Meaning
नुक़्सान
nuqsān
hinoun
Meaning
Loss, deficit, detriment, or harm.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'nuqsan' refers to worldly loss, damage, or deficit, frequently juxtaposed with 'sud' (profit or gain) to describe mundane transactional existence. In this couplet, it designates the material sphere of balance sheets and desires, against which the poet sets the transcendent wealth of astonishment.
Etymology
Arabic (نُقْصَان / nuqṣān), from the root n-q-ṣ (ن ق ص) meaning to diminish, lessen, or decrease.
Usage
Frequently paired with 'sud' (profit) as a thematic antithesis representing the calculating nature of the material world.
Examples
The ledger of worldly loss and gain.
Enduring loss on the path of love.
Synonyms
ज़ियाँख़साराहानिघाटा
Related Words
सूदनाक़िसनफ़ा