Word Meaning
ही-गा
hi-ga
Meaning
Will definitely or surely (emphatic future particle construction).
Detailed Meaning
In early and classical Urdu (Rekhta), the emphatic particle 'hi' was frequently inserted between the inflected verb stem (such as 'aave') and the future suffix 'ga'. In this couplet, 'nazar aave hi-ga' signifies that the sight will inevitably appear or surely be seen before breath leaves the body. It represents an archaic syntactic device used to impart certainty and heightened emotion to future actions.
Etymology
Hindustani: emphatic particle 'hī' (from Sanskrit 'eva' through Prakrit) combined with the future tense auxiliary '-gā' (from Sanskrit 'gataḥ').
Usage
Common in early Rekhta poetry such as Mir's era, where the emphatic particle 'hi' infixes before the future tense marker '-ga'.
Examples
woh aave hi-ga ab koi dam mein
mile hi-ga ek roz dildaar apna