Date: 5-Oct-2000
Word of the Day: 'sutuun'

Meaning:
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sutuun - pillar

The word 'sutuun' is also written as 'sutuu.N'


Couplet:
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sutuun-e-daar pe rakhate chalo saro.n se charaaG
jahaa.N talak bhii sitam kii siyaah raat chale
[Majrooh Sultanpuri]

[daar = gallows; sar = head; sitam = oppression; siyaah = dark/black]