Word Meaning
पुर-पेच
pur-pech
Meaning
Full of twists, intricate, tangled, convoluted, or labyrinthine.
Detailed Meaning
An adjective derived from Persian meaning 'full of twists, coils, or convolutions'. In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently qualifies the beloved's curly hair (zulf or turra) as well as labyrinthine pathways and complex worldly or mental dilemmas. In this couplet, it describes the intricate, coiling crest of hair whose coiled folds deceive the eye regarding actual length.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'pur' (full, replete) and 'pech' (twist, coil, curve).
Usage
Commonly employed in the Urdu ghazal as an epithet for the beloved's curled tresses or to signify existential, emotional, and intellectual entanglements.
Examples
The tangled locks full of endless twists
A winding, intricate path through the valley