Word Meaning
परी-वश
pari-vash
hiadjective
Meaning
Fairy-like, ethereal; an exceedingly beautiful beloved.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetics, 'pari-vash' designates a beloved possessing delicate, otherworldly, fairy-like beauty. In this couplet, it characterizes the lover whose allure was narrated with such passionate admiration that the speaker's own confidant was seduced into becoming a rival.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'parī' (fairy) and '-vash' (suffix meaning resembling or like).
Usage
A classical poetic epithet used in ghazals to depict the enchanting, almost unattainable beauty of the beloved.
Examples
The charms of that fairy-faced beloved captivated everyone.
His poetry celebrated the ethereal grace of that pari-vash.
Synonyms
परी-रूपरी-चेहरामाह-वशहुस्न-बानू
Related Words
परीमाशूक़हुस्नराज़-दाँ