Word Meaning
नम-रसीदा
nam-rasīda
Meaning
Touched by moisture; tearful, moist, or tear-soaked.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning reached or affected by moisture, 'nam-rasida' is used in poetic idiom for eyes or eyelashes drenched in tears. In this couplet, it combines with 'chashm' (eye) to depict weeping eyes from which not even a single drop could reach the dying lover's parched throat. It embodies deep desolation and unalleviated suffering in classical elegy and ghazal.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'nam' (moisture, dampness) and 'rasīdah' (reached, affected, past participle of rasīdan).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it usually serves as a refined adjective for the lover's perpetually weeping eyes or garment.
Examples
A single glance from the nam-rasida eye spoke of endless parting.
Sitting alone till dawn with nam-rasida eyelashes.