Word Meaning
शीशा-गराँ
shīshā-garāñ
hinoun
Meaning
Glassmakers or mirror-makers (plural form of shisha-gar).
Detailed Meaning
It is the Persian plural of 'shisha-gar', meaning artisans who manufacture glass, mirrors, or crystal vessels. In classical ghazal traditions, glassmakers are often addressed as makers of fragile objects, drawing a parallel to the fragile, easily broken human heart. In this couplet, the poet asks the glassmakers if they craft a glass vessel shaped like a heart.
Etymology
Persian: shīsha (glass) + -gar (maker) + -ān (plural suffix).
Usage
Frequently used in classical poetry as an apostrophe to emphasize fragility, contrasting fragile glass with the easily broken heart.
Examples
Listen to my lament, o glassmakers.
Glassmakers cannot mend a shattered heart.
Synonyms
शीशा-साज़काँच-साज़आईना-साज़
Related Words
शीशाकार-गहमीनाशीशा-गर