पाकीज़ा

Meaning

Pure, clean, immaculate, chaste, or untainted.

Detailed Meaning

In Urdu poetics, 'pākīza' conveys an immaculate physical or spiritual purity free from blemish. In the cited couplet, it qualifies a tear as a pristine gem, celebrating its uncorrupted sorrow and sincerity. The word often elevates everyday emotional grief into an act of sacred devotion.

Etymology

Persian (pākīzah), derived from 'pāk' (pure, clean) with the adjectival suffix '-īzah'.

Usage

Commonly employed in classical ghazal to venerate unsullied affection, spiritual devotion, or the sacred grief of weeping.

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