Word Meaning
वर
var
hiconjunction
Meaning
And if, or if; poetic contraction of 'va agar'.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Persian and Urdu poetry, 'var' serves as an elided contraction of the conjunction 'va agar' (and if / or if). In this couplet, it works in parallel with 'gar' (if) to balance two complementary conditional clauses: if it is dust, it flies, and if it is water, it flows. It allows the poet to preserve the meter while establishing symmetric syntactic balance.
Etymology
Persian (contraction of 'va agar' [و اگر]).
Usage
Commonly used in metered classical ghazals to compress 'va agar' into a single short syllable.
Examples
Gar vasl na-shud haasil, var hijr mubaarak baad
Gar khaak shavad aalam, var aab ravaan baashad
Synonyms
वगरऔर अगरया अगर
Related Words
गरअगरवगरवरना