Word Meaning
वज़
vaz'
hinoun
Meaning
Manner, style, appearance, conduct, or form.
Detailed Meaning
In Urdu poetry, 'vaz'' refers to a particular demeanour, style of behaviour, or social formality. In this couplet, 'vaz'-e-ehtiyaat' signifies the guarded and constrained manner of caution that suffocates the speaker's passion. It contrasts strict decorum with the wild, untamed abandonment of tearing one's collar.
Etymology
Arabic root و-ض-ع (w-ḍ-ʿ), meaning to place, set down, or establish; hence form, posture, or manner.
Usage
In ghazal tradition, 'vaz'' frequently denotes traditional decorum, social propriety, or a specific posture in contrast with madness (junoon).
Examples
Steadfast in the old manner of devotion.
A life suffocated by the guise of caution.
Synonyms
अंदाज़तौररंग-ढंगसलीक़ा
Related Words
वज़अ-दारीक़ताएहतियातरविश