Word Meaning
मुहीत
muheet
hiadjective / noun
Meaning
Encompassing, all-surrounding; the all-encircling ocean or circumfluent sea.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning that which encloses or encircles, 'muheet' frequently refers to the vast circumfluent ocean conceived as surrounding the world (Bahr-e-Muheet). In this couplet, it represents an immense ocean encompassing all creation, which the poet claims his own tears now form, making ordinary rivers utterly insignificant.
Etymology
Arabic, active participle of the root ح-و-ط (h-w-t), meaning to encompass, enclose, or surround.
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, it evokes cosmic scale, divine omnipresence, or the overwhelming expanse of an ocean of tears.
Examples
The sorrow was all-encompassing, like a boundless ocean.
His vision encompasses both worlds.
Synonyms
व्यापकमहासागरहावीघेरा
Related Words
इहाताबह्र-ए-मुहीतआब-ए-चश्म