बादाम

Meaning

Almond; metaphorically, an almond-shaped eye or eyelid.

Detailed Meaning

Literally denoting the almond nut, the word is universally used in Persian and Urdu poetic tradition as a metaphor for the human eye due to similarity in shape. In this couplet, 'parda-e-badam' refers to the eyelid over the almond-shaped eye, which has been pierced into a sieve by the beloved's piercing gazes.

Etymology

Persian (بادام, bādām).

Usage

In classical ghazal, it commonly forms compound metaphors depicting the beloved's elongated, alluring eyes or fragile eyelids.

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