नम-दीदा

Meaning

having tearful, moist, or weeping eyes; tear-stained.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound adjective used to describe someone whose eyes are wet or brimming with tears. In this couplet, it serves to intensify the image of the lover's perpetually weeping eyes, comparing their tear-flow to that of gushing springs and rivers. It captures the melancholic aesthetic of constant lamentation in Urdu poetry.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'nam' (moisture, wetness) and 'deeda' (eye/seen, from the verb deedan).

Usage

In classical Urdu ghazal, it is frequently employed to typify the lover's perpetual state of sorrow and unceasing weeping.

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