ब-दम

Meaning

Into a breath or sigh; with breath; at the moment of.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian prepositional construction meaning 'into a breath' or 'with sighing'. In the couplet, it links the transformation ('mubaddal') of tears into a cold sigh ('dam-e-sard'), symbolizing how intense bodily weakness drains the moisture of weeping into dry, exhausted breath. It reflects the poet's wit regarding the elemental conversion of water (tears) into air (sighs).

Etymology

Persian: preposition 'ba-' (to, in, with) + 'dam' (breath, sigh, moment).

Usage

Commonly used in classical ghazal constructions to indicate a transition into a sigh or an action occurring at a specific breath.

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