Word Meaning
नुस्ख़ा-हा
nuskha-haa
Meaning
Copies, drafts, manuscripts, or prescriptions (plural of nuskha).
Detailed Meaning
'Nuskha-ha' is the Persian plural form of the Arabic-derived word 'nuskha', denoting manuscripts, draft folios, or prescriptions. In Ghalib's verse, it refers to the scattered drafts or treatises of devotion and fidelity that the poet is endeavoring to compile into a unified volume. It emphasizes multiplicity and the fragmented state of writings before their formal collation.
Etymology
Arabic 'nuskha' (copy, transcription, draft) combined with the Persian plural suffix '-hā'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, Persian plural endings like '-ha' are often favored over standard Urdu plurals to elevate diction and achieve metrical balance.
Examples
The scattered manuscripts of longing
Drafts and folios of an unfinished story