Word Meaning

मामूल

ma'mūl

hinoun

Meaning

Routine, custom, established practice, or habitual manner.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu, 'ma'mool' signifies that which is customary, an established habit, or an ongoing routine. In this couplet, it describes the lover's involuntary condition of remaining collapsed in love-sickness as an enduring, habitual state ever since the beloved visited.

Etymology

Arabic 'ma'mūl' (معمول), passive participle from the root 'a-m-l' (عمل), meaning 'done', 'practiced', or 'wrought'.

Usage

In the ghazal, it is often employed to convey how the lover's sorrow and afflictions have settled into an inescapable daily routine.

Examples

as per daily routine

to become a habitual affair

Synonyms

दस्तूरआदतरिवाजनेम

Related Words

अमलतामीलमुस्तअमल
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