पाई

Meaning

Found, attained, received, or experienced (feminine past tense of 'to find/get').

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu and Hindi poetry, 'pāī' is the past-tense feminine form of the verb 'pānā' (to find, obtain, or suffer). It frequently describes the realization of emotions, suffering a penalty, or gaining elusive grace from the beloved. It also archaically refers to the smallest unit of currency (a pie), representing something trivial or minute.

Etymology

Sanskrit प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) / प्राप्य (prāpya) through Prakrit पावइ (pāvai) to Hindustani पाना (pānā).

Usage

Commonly deployed as a rhyming word (qafiya) matched with nouns of feminine gender such as 'rusvāī', 'rihāī', or 'judāī'.

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