Word Meaning
निज़ामी
Nizāmī
hinoun / adjective
Meaning
Orderly or systematic; also referencing the classical Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'Nizami' functions with a dual significance: systematically ordered, and an allusion to Nizami Ganjavi, the medieval master of the five masnavis ('Khamsa'). In this couplet, Mir creates a witty wordplay (īhām) linking the 'hawās-e-khamsa' (five senses) to Nizami's 'Khamsa', implying that only one who disciplines their scattered faculties deserves the title Nizami.
Etymology
Arabic 'nizām' (order, system) + Persian suffix '-ī'.
Usage
Often employed in classical ghazal through the device of īhām (pun) playing on poet Nizami Ganjavi's Khamsa and the word nizām (order).
Examples
a composition in the manner of Nizami
one who establishes order in thought
Synonyms
सुव्यवस्थितमुनज़्ज़मसलीक़ामंद
Related Words
निज़ामख़म्सातंज़ीम