मतबू

Meaning

Pleasing, agreeable, delightful, charming, or acceptable to the temperament.

Detailed Meaning

In Arabic and Urdu lexicography, 'matboo' (matbū') denotes that which is stamped, imprinted, or agreeable to human nature, thereby meaning pleasing or delightfully made. In this couplet, it describes the dwelling of the heart as an exceptionally charming and beloved abode that fate itself could never replicate.

Etymology

Arabic (مطبوع), passive participle from the triconsonantal root ط-ب-ع (ṭ-b-ʿ), signifying to imprint, seal, or form by nature.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it is frequently used to praise a pleasant aesthetic temperament or a delightfully designed entity.

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