Word Meaning
मनअ
mana'
hinoun
Meaning
Prohibition, forbidding, prevention, or restraint.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'mana' denotes prohibition, refusal, or the act of restraining someone from an action. In this couplet, it forms an ezafe construction ('mana-e-qadam-bos') referring to the beloved's refusal to let the lover kiss their feet. The lover complains against this interdiction, asking if his stature is not even equal to the sky that touches the beloved's feet.
Etymology
From Arabic root m-n-' (م-ن-ع), meaning to forbid, prohibit, or withhold.
Usage
In the ghazal, it frequently describes the beloved's rejection of intimacy or the moralizer's (naseeh) futile attempts to forbid love and wine.
Examples
mana-e-mai-noshi (the prohibition of drinking wine)
mana karna (to forbid or prohibit)
Synonyms
रोकमनाहीनिषेधइम्तिना
Related Words
मम्नूअमुमानअतमाना