Word Meaning
मुश्ताक़ाँ
mushtāqāñ
hinoun (plural)
Meaning
Eager lovers, longing admirers, or yearning seekers.
Detailed Meaning
This is the Persian plural form of the Arabic-derived word 'mushtāq', referring to those who burn with desire or longing. In the couplet, 'majlis-e-mushtāqāñ' denotes the gathering of passionate lovers whose suffering hearts and broiling livers create an atmosphere humorously likened to a kabab shop.
Etymology
Arabic 'mushtāq' (desirous/yearning, from the root sh-w-q / shawq) combined with the Persian plural suffix '-ān'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it usually appears in Persian izafat constructions to depict a collective group of devotees suffering in love.
Examples
majlis-e-mushtāqāñ (assembly of longing lovers)
gard-e-rāh-e-mushtāqāñ (dust of the path of ardent seekers)
Synonyms
आशिक़ाँशाइक़ीनतालिबाँ
Related Words
शौक़इश्तियाक़मुश्ताक़