Date: 6-Jun-2000
Word of the Day: 'raqs'

Meaning:
raqs - dance


Couplet:

garmii-e-shammaa kaa afsaanaa sunaane vaalo
raqs dekhaa nahii.n tum ne abhii paravaane kaa
[Iqbal Safipuri]


Associated words:

raqqaas = male dancer
raqqaasaa = female dancer
raqqaas-e-falak = Venus (the planet)
raqs-e-taa_us = dance of the peacock
raqs-e-musalsal = raqs-e-paiham = eternal/continuous
raqsaa.N = dancing