Word Meaning
ब-बाल
ba-bāl
hiprepositional phrase
Meaning
On or by the wing; wing-borne.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional construct combining the preposition 'ba' (on, with, by) and 'bāl' (wing, pinion). In the given couplet, it occurs as an izafat construction ('ba-bāl-e-shola-e-betāb'), depicting fire moving or fluttering on the restless flame's wings. It conveys the visual movement and flight-like flutter of rising fire likened to a moth.
Etymology
Persian: preposition 'ba' (with, on, upon) + noun 'bāl' (wing, feather, pinion).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it frequently appears in izafat constructions to metaphorically attribute wings and flight to abstract passions, sighs, or flames.
Examples
ba-bāl-e-shauq (on the wings of longing)
ba-bāl-e-parwāz (by the strength of flight's wings)
Synonyms
ब-परपरों-पर
Related Words
बाल-ओ-परपर-फ़िशानीपरवाज़परवाना