Word Meaning
बत
bat
hinoun
Meaning
A duck; a duck-shaped wine flagon or decanter.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'bat' literally denotes a duck, but frequently signifies a duck-shaped wine flagon ('bat-e-may'). In this verse, the wine jug is metaphorically personified as a waterfowl floating on the intoxicating flood of wine, needing the skill and nerve to swim. This trope vividly blends tavern imagery with aquatic and avian metaphors.
Etymology
Arabic بط (baṭṭ), meaning duck or waterfowl.
Usage
Commonly compounded as 'bat-e-may' in classical ghazals to evoke the elegant shape and pouring motion of tavern flagons.
Examples
bat-e-may (the duck-shaped wine flagon)
gardish-e-bat (the round of the wine decanter)
Synonyms
सुराहीमीनाक़रआ
Related Words
मयशराबमैकदाशना