Word Meaning
फाड़
phaad
hiverb
Meaning
To tear, rip, or rend apart.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, to tear the collar (garebaan phaadna) is the standard emblem of mad passion, grief, and despair. Here, the lover responds to the beloved's disdainful departure by threatening to tear his own garment in frenzy. It captures the psychological threshold between rational sorrow and total abandonment to frenzy.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'स्फटति' (sphatati, to split/tear) through Prakrit 'फाडइ' (phāḍaï) into Hindi-Urdu.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, tearing one's collar or robe symbolizes 'junoon' (frenzied love) and the casting off of social decorum.
Examples
tearing the collar in frenzy
rending the cloth of patience
Synonyms
चीरनाचाक करनातार-तार करना
Related Words
गरेबानचाकदामनजुनून