Word Meaning
शोख़-तर
shokh-tar
hiadjective
Meaning
Sharper, more piercing, or bolder and more lively.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian grammar, the suffix '-tar' forms the comparative degree of an adjective. While 'shokh' commonly implies playfulness, coquetry, or impudence, in the poetic imagery of thorns and eyelashes it denotes penetrating sharpness and intensity. In Mir's couplet, it describes the thorn of the desert of love as being even more piercing and perilous than an eyelash.
Etymology
Persian: 'shokh' (شوخ - bold, playful, sharp) + suffix '-tar' (تر - more, -er).
Usage
Employed in the ghazal to express an intensified degree of coquettish insolence, vibrant radiance, or cutting physical sharpness.
Examples
A glance sharper than before
A thorn more piercing than an arrow
Synonyms
तेज़-तरतीक्ष्णतरनुकीला
Related Words
शोख़शोख़ीशोख़-चश्म