Word Meaning
मातम-ज़दा
maatam-zada
hiadjective
Meaning
Mournful, grief-stricken, or afflicted by sorrow and bereavement.
Detailed Meaning
A compound referring to someone afflicted by deep mourning, lamentation, or sorrow. In this couplet by Mir Taqi Mir, the poet designates himself as the ultimate grief-stricken soul whose departure would end all genuine lamentation and weeping in the world. It carries an intense connotation of tragedy interwoven with artistic sensibility.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'ma'tam' (mourning, grief) and Persian 'zada' (struck, afflicted by, from 'zadan').
Usage
Commonly used in Urdu ghazal to portray the persona of the lover as perpetually steeped in sorrow and elegiac lament.
Examples
A sorrowful heart wandering through silent streets
Eyes filled with tears of a grief-stricken lover
Synonyms
ग़म-ज़दासोगवारअंदोह-गींमुसीबत-ज़दा
Related Words
मातमनौहागरनौहामातम-कदा