Word Meaning
बग़ैर
baghair
hipostposition
Meaning
Without, except for, or in the absence of.
Detailed Meaning
A preposition or postposition meaning 'without' or 'excluding'. In this couplet, it functions with the verb phrase 'कहे बग़ैर' to mean 'without calling', emphasizing that society cannot possibly restrain itself from branding the devoted lover as a heretic.
Etymology
Arabic compound of 'bi-' (with/by) and 'ghayr' (other/different).
Usage
Commonly employed in Urdu poetry to indicate the pain of separation ('tere baghair') or an unavoidable condition.
Examples
without seeing the beloved
left without saying anything
Synonyms
बिनासिवाइलावा
Related Words
ग़ैरबग़ैरतलाग़ैर