Word Meaning
राहें
rāheñ
hinoun
Meaning
Paths, roads, courses, or avenues.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning paths or passages, here the construct 'deed kī rāheñ' denotes the avenues or trajectories of vision directed toward the beloved. In this couplet, these visual paths become ensnared within the loops of the beloved's curls, gathering densely like smoke drawn into a narrow aperture.
Etymology
Derived from the Persian root 'rāh' (راه), pluralized in Urdu/Hindi with the feminine plural marker '-eñ' (یں).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'rāh' frequently evokes both spiritual journeying and the physical threshold where the lover anxiously waits, fixing their gaze upon the arrival path of the beloved.
Examples
watching the paths of eager waiting
the perilous paths of longing
Synonyms
रास्तेमार्गडगरगुज़रगाहें
Related Words
राहराहीरहगुज़रराहबर