Word Meaning
यक-बज़्म
yak-bazm
hinoun
Meaning
A single gathering; a whole assembly or company.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound formed from 'yak' (one, an entire) and 'bazm' (assembly, gathering). In this verse, it acts as an evocative unit quantifying the morning light as an entire gathering rubbing salt upon the extinguished lamp. It emphasizes the collective and inescapable nature of affliction.
Etymology
Persian: yak (one, whole) + bazm (gathering, banquet, assembly).
Usage
In classical ghazal, compounding 'yak' with 'bazm' serves to magnify a state or emotion across an entire collective space.
Examples
subh yak-bazm-e-alam hai (the morning is an entire assembly of sorrow)
yak-bazm-e-tamasha (a whole gathering of spectacle)
Synonyms
यक-महफ़िलमजलिसएक-सभा
Related Words
बज़्मयक-दिलबज़्म-ए-मातममहफ़िल