लड़ियाँ

Meaning

Clashed, locked, or met (archaic past tense of eyes meeting).

Detailed Meaning

An archaic feminine plural past form of the verb 'laṛnā' (to fight or clash), equivalent to modern 'laṛīṅ'. In this couplet, it is used in the idiom 'āṅkheṅ laṛnā', meaning the locking or meeting of glances. It conveys the dramatic moment when the veil was lifted and the eyes were confronted or mutually entangled.

Etymology

From Old Hindi/Hindavi 'लड़ना' (laṛnā), derived via Middle Indo-Aryan from Sanskrit.

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry (Rekhta), the past feminine plural suffix '-iyāṅ' was standardly used instead of modern '-īṅ'.

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