Word Meaning
बाद
baad
hinoun
Meaning
Wind, breeze, or gale.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and Urdu poetry, 'baad' refers to wind, air, or a gust. In this couplet, it represents an extinguishing or destructive blast of wind, highlighting mortality by rendering the sun as helpless as a lamp set in its direct path.
Etymology
Persian (باد), from Middle Persian wād, from Proto-Iranian *wāta-, from PIE *h₂wéh₁n̥ts ('blowing, wind').
Usage
In classical ghazals, 'baad' frequently appears in compound forms denoting either a benevolent messenger of spring or an extinguishing force of mortality.
Examples
charaagh-e-rehguzaar-e-baad
baad-e-saba
Synonyms
हवापवनसमीर
Related Words
बाद-ए-सबाबाद-ए-ख़िज़ाँबाद-ए-तुंद