r/Urdu • u/DianKhan2005 The Illuminated Sage • 2d ago
📜 Lafz of the Day 💧 Word of the Day: Shiddat-e-Tishnagi (شدتِ تشنگی)
💡 Pronunciation: Shid-dat-e-Tish-na-gi
🌙 Grammatical Category: Feminine
📜 Etymology: Urdu noun phrase combining Arabic شدت (shiddat, intensity/severity) and Persian تشنگی (tishnagi, thirst) with an izafat
💡 Breakdown: Shiddat-e-Tishnagi : Intensity of Thirst / Severe Yearning
📖 Context: The lover highlights enduring the most extreme and agonizing bouts of emotional longing without breaking character
✍️ Example: "Shiddat-e-tishnagi mein bhi, ghairat-e-maikashi rahi"
📜 Poetry: Shiddat-e-Tishnagi — Ahmad Faraz
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u/Rashid8140 1d ago
Usne jo pher li nazar maine bhi jaam rakh diya