Word Meaning
मन
man'
hinoun
Meaning
Prohibition, prevention, forbidding, or restraint.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'man'' denotes the act of forbidding, restraining, or prohibiting. In this couplet, it appears in the izafat construct 'man'-e-girya' (forbidding tears), where the lover implores the moral advisor (nāsih) not to restrain their uncontrollable weeping.
Etymology
Arabic (م-ن-ع), meaning to prevent, prohibit, or withhold.
Usage
Commonly used in ghazals in construct with izafat against the moralizing exhortations of the nāsih or wā'iz.
Examples
man'-e-mai na kar ai waiz
shauq par man' ka asar kahan
Synonyms
मनाहीरोकनिषेधइम्तिना
Related Words
ममनूअमानिअइम्तिना