Word Meaning
ब-ख़त
ba-khat
hiprepositional phrase
Meaning
In the script of, in handwriting, or written in.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional compound combining the prefix 'ba-' (with/in) with the noun 'khat' (handwriting or script). In this couplet, it combines with 'khat-e-ghubaar' to denote a message penned in an extraordinarily minute, dust-like calligraphic hand. It emphasizes the grudging, barely legible manner in which the beloved has chosen to correspond.
Etymology
Persian prefix 'ba-' (with, in, by) + Arabic 'khatt' (line, handwriting, script).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetry within an izafat construction to qualify the script, tone, or medium of written communication.
Examples
A letter inscribed in a fine hand
Written in the delicate script of longing
Synonyms
दस्त-ख़ततहरीरीरस्म-उल-ख़त में
Related Words
ख़तख़त-ए-ग़ुबारनामातहरीर