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Moderator's note:

I have made some changes in the notation. Here is a list:

.n - noun
.adj - adjective
.mas - masculine gender
.fem - feminine gender
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Date: 09-Apr-2001
Word of the day: 'ishrat'


Meaning:

ishrat - pleasure/happiness [n. fem. Arabic]


Couplet:

ishrat-e-qatraa hai dariyaa me.n fanaa ho jaanaa
dard kaa had se guzaranaa hai davaa ho jaanaa
[Mirza Ghalib]

[qatraa = stream/rivulet; had = limit]


Associated word(s):

1) ishrat_kadaa/ishrat_Khaanaa - house of pleasure [n. mas. Arabic/Persian]

2) ishrat_gaah - house of pleasure [n. fem. Arabic/Persian]

3) ishrat_anjaam - work that results in happiness [adj. Arabic/Persian]

4) ishrat-e-imroz - pleasure/happiness that we have in the present [n. fem. Arabic/Persian]
** Often used as a metaphor for material/worldly happiness **

5) ishrat-e-fardaa - future joy/happiness [n. fem. Arabic/Persian]
** Often used as a metaphor for heavenly/spiritual happiness]

6) ishrat-e-faanii - momentary happiness/joy [n. fem. Arabic]