शहरी

Meaning

Of or belonging to a city; urban; an urban inhabitant or beauty.

Detailed Meaning

Refers to someone or something originating from or residing in a city. In classical Urdu poetry, 'shehri ghazaal' metaphorically describes urban, cultured beloveds, playing on the traditional image of the wild desert gazelle. In this couplet, it denotes charming city-bred beauties whose allure provokes the lover's consuming passion.

Etymology

Persian: 'shahr' (city) + adjectival suffix '-ī'.

Usage

In ghazal tradition, 'shehri' is often juxtaposed with wilderness ('dasht' or 'sehra') to contrast urban refinement with the untamed madness of romantic obsession.

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