Word Meaning
पमबा-आगीं
pamba-aagīñ
hiadjective
Meaning
Stuffed or plugged with cotton; made deaf to sounds.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning stuffed or stopped with cotton, this compound describes an ear deliberately plugged to avoid hearing. In Ghalib's couplet, the rose's ear is poetically conceived as plugged with dew drops resembling cotton, justifying its indifference to the nightingale's sorrowful laments.
Etymology
Persian: composed of 'pamba' (cotton) and the adjective suffix '-āgīn' (saturated, filled).
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, cotton in the ear serves as a conventional metaphor for intentional deafness and the beloved's cold disregard.
Examples
The indifferent ear was cotton-stuffed against every plea.
A listener with cotton-plugged ears hears no weeping.
Synonyms
पमबा-दर-गोशबंदबे-ख़बर
Related Words
पमबागोशशबनमनाला-हा