Word Meaning
बहाया
bahāyā
hiverb
Meaning
Swept away, washed away, or caused to flow.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'bahāyā' occurs in the construction 'bahāyā huā', denoting the speaker's heart that was swept away by the violent flood of tears ('sail-e-ashk'). It illustrates the total displacement and loss of emotional equilibrium under overwhelming grief. Despite searching through the stirred ocean of tears, the poet is unable to recover the lost heart.
Etymology
Sanskrit वहति (vahati) / प्रवह (pravaha) through Prakrit to Hindustani बहाना (bahānā).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, forms of बहाना frequently signify the devastating torrents of weeping caused by separation and longing.
Examples
swept away in the flood of tears
washed away like dust in the stream
Synonyms
डुबोयाप्रवाहित कियाबोर दिया
Related Words
बहानाबहावबहना