Word Meaning
लिपटा
liptaa
hiverb
Meaning
Rolled up, wrapped, or clinging.
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'liptā' conveys the sense of bedding rolled up or packed for travel. It emphasizes the transience of the lover's brief stay, undone before the bundle could even be spread out. Broadly in Urdu poetry, the word also describes an embrace or an object clinging tightly to something.
Etymology
Sanskrit root 'lipta' (smeared, joined, adhered), via Prakrit into Hindustani.
Usage
In ghazal poetry, it evokes both literal rolling/packing and figurative physical clinging or embracing.
Examples
the rolled-up bedroll of a traveler
a teardrop clinging to the eyelashes
Synonyms
लपेटासिमटाबँधा
Related Words
लिपटनालपेटनालपेट