Word Meaning
मो'ताद
mo'taad
Meaning
Habitual, customary; habit, custom, or routine practice.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to something habitual, customary, or practiced as regular routine. In classical poetry, it often denotes personal inclination, routine behavior, or the habitual temperament of the beloved or speaker. In the provided couplet, it highlights the beloved's characteristic and ingrained habit of falling back asleep at dawn.
Etymology
Arabic, from the root ع-و-د (ʿ-w-d) relating to return or habituation; passive participle of form VIII (i'taada).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it is employed both as an adjective (accustomed, habitual) and as an abstract noun (habit, routine) to describe romantic caprice or steady practice.
Examples
It has become his custom to break promises every day.
Waking up at daybreak was once her habitual routine.