Word Meaning
लें
lein
hiverb
Meaning
May take, should take; were to take (e.g., take a kiss).
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu and Hindi grammar, 'लें' is the subjunctive or optative first-person/third-person plural form of the verb 'लेना' (to take). In this couplet, it functions within the compound verbal phrase 'बोसा लें' (were we to take a kiss). The lover justifies kissing the beloved's face by analogizing it to reverently kissing the holy Quran.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'लभते' (labhate, to obtain/take) through Prakrit 'लहइ' (lahai) leading to Hindustani 'लेना'.
Usage
Frequently deployed in ghazal couplets to express conditional, daring, or hypothetical romantic actions.
Examples
Were we to take a kiss, what harm would it do?
If we take your name, the world turns against us.
Synonyms
ग्रहण करेंपाएँस्वीकारें
Related Words
लेनालियादीजिएलूँगा