Word Meaning
मुर्दन
murdan
hinoun
Meaning
Dying, death, or the act of passing away.
Detailed Meaning
'Murdan' is a Persian verbal noun (infinitive) meaning 'to die' or the act of dying. In Mir's verse, it appears in the izafat construction 'murdan-e-dushvaar' (a difficult or agonizing death), contrasting life's simplified affairs with the ultimate difficulty of dying. Classical poets employ it to contemplate the physical and existential struggle of death in love.
Etymology
Persian 'مردن' (murdan / mardan), infinitive meaning 'to die', from Middle Persian 'mūrdan'.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'murdan' typically appears in Persianized ezafe constructions to dramatize the existential agony and inevitability of dying.
Examples
murdan-e-ishq (the dying in love)
kashmakash-e-murdan (the struggle of death)
Synonyms
मौतमर्गवफ़ात
Related Words
मुर्दामुर्दनीमर्ग