Word Meaning
फूटने
phootne
hiverb (infinitive, oblique)
Meaning
To burst, rupture, or go blind from excessive weeping.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetics, the idiom 'ankhein phootna' denotes both the physical rupture of the eyes and going blind from unrelenting crying. In this couplet, it refers to the speaker's eyes which have wept so incessantly that both are doomed to burst and be destroyed. The oblique infinitive 'phootne' emphasizes this tragic and inevitable culmination of sorrow.
Etymology
Sanskrit स्फुट् (sphuṭ, 'to burst, crack') through Prakrit फुट्टइ (phuṭṭaï) into Hindi-Urdu फूटना (پھوٹنا).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it commonly appears in the idiom 'aankhein phootna' to dramatically heighten the motif of endless weeping.
Examples
Dard-e-dil se phootna ashkon ka
Aankhein phootne ki naubat aana
Synonyms
विदीर्ण होनाटूटनाबर्बाद होना
Related Words
फूटनाफूटफटना