Word Meaning
बे-शुमार
be-shumār
hiadjective
Meaning
Countless, innumerable, beyond calculation, or exceedingly immense.
Detailed Meaning
The compound adjective combines the privative Persian prefix 'be-' (without) and 'shumār' (count or reckoning). In poetry, it signifies an overwhelming quantity that defies calculation or enumeration. In this couplet, it describes the narrator's innumerable offenses and sins awaiting divine audit on the Day of Judgment.
Etymology
Persian: 'be' (without) + 'shumār' (counting, reckoning, from the verb shumurdan).
Usage
Commonly paired with words like 'ज़ख़्म', 'करम', or 'दर्द' in ghazals to evoke the sublime excess of suffering, love, or sin.
Examples
His countless graces and endless mercies
A heart burdened with countless wounds
Synonyms
अनगिनतअसंख्यबे-हदला-तादाद
Related Words
शुमारहिसाबतादादबे-हिसाब