Word Meaning
ब-बदी
ba-badi
hiadverb
Meaning
With evil intent, in ill repute, or in a negative sense.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional compound combining the prefix 'ba' (with, by) and 'badi' (evil, ill-will). In this couplet, it refers to the lover being mentioned even in contempt or with ill-repute. The lover laments that the beloved is so cruel or indifferent that she does not permit his name to be uttered even negatively.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from the preposition 'ba' (with, by) + noun 'badi' (badness, evil, from 'bad').
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is often used to convey the tragic extreme of neglect, where the lover craves even adverse mention over total erasure.
Examples
To utter one's name in ill-repute
Remembered even with contempt
Synonyms
बुराई सेनिंदा-स्वरूपबदनामी से
Related Words
बदीब-ख़ूबीबद-गोईनेकी