Word Meaning
मिलाईं
milāīñ
hiverb
Meaning
Mixed, joined, or reduced to dust (feminine plural past tense).
Detailed Meaning
This is the feminine plural past-tense form of the transitive verb 'milānā' (to mix, join, or combine). In this couplet, it functions within the classical idiom 'khāk men milānā' (to reduce to dust, waste, or utterly destroy). Mir laments that the beloved has completely squandered and negated all his profound efforts and devotions ('jāñ-fishāniyāñ').
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit root 'मिलति' (milati - to join, meet) through Prakrit into Hindustani 'मिलाना'.
Usage
In classical ghazal, 'milānā' is frequently paired with 'khāk' to express catastrophic loss, ruin, or unrewarded love.
Examples
Reduced all sincere hopes to dust
Met eye to eye in the gathering
Synonyms
बर्बाद कींनष्ट कींजोड़ींसम्मिलित कीं
Related Words
मिलानामिलनमेलख़ाक