रू-बकारी

Meaning

Legal hearing, court proceeding, or official investigation of a case.

Detailed Meaning

In judicial vocabulary, 'ru-ba-kari' refers to the formal proceeding or hearing of a court case. In classical Urdu poetry, it often functions metaphorically to frame internal emotional disputes—such as the conflict between the weeping eyes and the heart—as a legal trial being brought forward for review. It conveys the sense of a grievance or emotional crisis being actively examined.

Etymology

Persian compound formed from 'rū' (face), preposition 'ba' (to/on), and 'kār' (deed/action) with the abstract noun suffix '-ī', literally meaning 'bringing into operation or court proceeding'.

Usage

Commonly employed in the ghazal tradition as part of sustained courtroom imagery to depict the trial of lovers' complaints.

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