Word Meaning
पुर-ख़ून
pur-khūn
hiadjective
Meaning
Full of blood; bloody, blood-filled, or saturated with blood.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetic tradition, 'pur-khūn' describes an entity overflowing or saturated with blood, often referring to weeping eyes or the heart. In this couplet, it depicts the eyes shedding the lover's own heart-blood ('dīda-e-pur-khūn-e-jigar') due to the agony of longing, which turns the eye into an overflowing goblet of love.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'pur' (full) and 'khūn' (blood).
Usage
Commonly paired with 'dīda' (eye) or 'ashk' (tears) to convey the extreme emotional anguish of a suffering lover.
Examples
the blood-filled eye weeping in separation
bloody tears falling like wine
Synonyms
लहूलुहानख़ूँ-आलूदारक्त-रंजित
Related Words
ख़ूनख़ून-आलूदख़ून-फ़िशाँ