Word Meaning
सीम-बदन
seem-badan
hiadjective
Meaning
Silver-bodied; having a fair, radiant, and delicate complexion like silver.
Detailed Meaning
A classical poetic compound describing a beloved whose body is as white, radiant, and pure as silver. In this couplet, it emphasizes extreme physical delicacy and luminescence, suggesting that the beloved is so fragile that moonlight itself could melt them.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'sīm' (silver) and 'badan' (body, physique).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetry as an idealized aesthetic attribute that pairs fairness of skin with ethereal vulnerability.
Examples
the radiant presence of that silver-bodied beloved
the extreme fragility of the silver-bodied beauty
Synonyms
सीम-तनचाँदी-बदनगुल-बदन
Related Words
सीम-तनसीमबदननाज़ुक-बदन