Word Meaning
मिन-जुमला
min-jumla
hiprepositional phrase / adverb
Meaning
Among, from among, out of the total or collective whole.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu, 'min-jumla' denotes inclusion within a whole or being counted among a specific group. In this couplet, it introduces the speaker as one among the several causes responsible for his own desolation and grief. It captures self-implication within the catalog of elements bringing about ruin.
Etymology
Arabic: compound of preposition 'min' (from, out of) and 'jumla' (total, collection, whole).
Usage
Commonly used in formal and poetic Urdu as an izafat construction ('min-jumla-e-...') to identify one element singled out from a collective whole.
Examples
min-jumla-e-ahbab (among the friends)
min-jumla-e-asbab (from among the causes)
Synonyms
अज़-जुमलादर-मियानशामिल
Related Words
जुमलाअज़-जुमलाअस्बाबवीरानी