Word Meaning
नूह
Nūh
hiproper noun
Meaning
Noah, the prophet associated in poetry with the Great Deluge or catastrophic flood.
Detailed Meaning
In Islamic and Abrahamic tradition, Nuh (Noah) is a prophet famed for the global deluge known as Tufan-e-Nuh. In classical Urdu ghazal, his name is frequently used as a talmih (literary allusion) to evoke tears so torrential that they rival a cosmic flood. In this couplet by Mir, wringing out the tears from even a single eyelash is hyperbolically said to trigger the catastrophic flood of Noah.
Etymology
Arabic (نوح, Nūḥ), cognate with Hebrew Nōaḥ.
Usage
Frequently utilized as a classic talmīḥ (allusion) in ghazals to hyperbolize the sheer volume of a lover's weeping.
Examples
When we wept, Noah's flood arose from our tears.
The boat of life is tossed in Noah's deluge.
Synonyms
हज़रत नूहपैग़म्बर नूह
Related Words
तूफ़ान-ए-नूहकश्ती-ए-नूहतूफ़ानसैलाब