Word Meaning
बावर
baawar
Meaning
Belief, trust, credence, or acceptance of truth.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'bāwar' denotes conviction, trust, or the mental acceptance of something as true. In this couplet, it functions within the compound idiom 'bāwar ānā' (to come to be believed), conveying the speaker's sudden experiential realization of an astonishing truth: that water can literally vanish into air, as his weeping turns into cold sighs. The term frequently signifies proof arriving through personal grief rather than abstract logic.
Etymology
Persian 'bāvar' (باور), meaning belief, confidence, or trust.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'bāwar' is most frequently combined with the light verbs 'आना' or 'करना' to express skepticism overcome by painful reality.
Examples
Finding it hard to put belief in false promises
Experiencing grief made the impossible easy to believe