Word Meaning
नाज़ुक-बदनी
nāzuk-badanī
hinoun
Meaning
Delicateness or tenderness of the body; physical fragility.
Detailed Meaning
The term refers to the supreme tenderness, grace, and slender fragility of the beloved's physique. In this couplet, it represents the very epitome of physical elegance, suggesting that even abstract delicateness itself surrenders to each individual limb of the beloved.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'nāzuk' (delicate, slender) + 'badan' (body) + noun-forming suffix '-ī'.
Usage
A conventional aesthetic trope in classical Urdu ghazal celebrating the ethereal, fragile, and faultless physical perfection of the beloved.
Examples
The delicacy of her body rivaled the softest rose petals.
Such was her bodily tenderness that a garland felt like a burden.
Synonyms
नज़ाकतसुकुमारताकोमलता
Related Words
नाज़ुक-बदनगुल-बदनसीमीं-बदन