Word Meaning
मिज़्गानी
mizhgaani
hinoun
Meaning
Function or quality of eyelashes; acting as eyelashes.
Detailed Meaning
Formed from the Persian word for eyelashes ('mizhgaan') with the nominal suffix '-i', it conveys the state or act of serving as eyelashes. In this couplet, Ghalib metaphorically imagines a fine hair-like crack of the wine decanter functioning as eyelashes for the eye-like cup.
Etymology
Persian (مژگان mizhgān 'eyelashes' + nominal/abstract suffix ی -ī).
Usage
Common in Persianate Urdu metaphors where an inanimate vessel is personified with ocular features such as eyelids and lashes.
Examples
the fine lashes of the weeping eye
performing the delicate duty of eyelashes
Synonyms
पलकेंबरौनी
Related Words
मिज़्गाँचश्मदीदा