Word Meaning
बाराँ
baaraan
hinoun
Meaning
Rain, rainfall, or a shower of water.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu poetry, 'baaran' denotes rain or rainfall. In the context of this couplet, it forms part of the idiom 'baad-o-baaraan' (wind and rain, or a tempest), poetically paralleling the lover's weeping ('ashk') that threatens to submerge the world in sorrow.
Etymology
Persian (باران - bārān), from Middle Persian vārān, related to Avestan vār (to rain).
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'baaran' is often invoked to evoke copious crying or tempestuous passion that inundates everything.
Examples
abrr-e-baaraan (rain-bearing cloud)
baad-o-baaraan (wind and torrential rain)
Synonyms
बारिशबरसातमतरमेह
Related Words
बाद-ओ-बाराँअब्रअश्कतूफ़ान