Word Meaning
पुर
pur
hiadjective
Meaning
Full, filled, replete, overflowing, packed.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu verse, 'pur' denotes being full, laden, or saturated with a quality, feeling, or substance. In this couplet, it describes a vast wasteland totally filled with swirling waves of dust, reflecting the untamable agitation of the lover's heart. It heightens the poetic sense of overwhelming desolation.
Etymology
Persian 'pur' (پُر), from Proto-Iranian *pṛnás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (cognate with Sanskrit 'पूर्ण' (pūrṇa) and English 'full').
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetry both as an independent adjective and as a prefix forming compound adjectives denoting fullness of emotion.
Examples
pur-dard dastan (a tale filled with pain)
pur-ashk chashm (eyes full of tears)
Synonyms
लबरेज़मामूरभरा
Related Words
पुर-दर्दपुर-फ़रेबपुर-शोर