Date: 08-May-2001
Word of the day: 'fanaa'


Meaning:

fanaa - death/destruction [n. fem. Arabic]


Couplet:

ai dost miT gayaa huu.N fanaa ho gayaa huu.N mai.n 
is daur-e-dostii kii davaa ho gayaa huu.N mai.n 
[Hafeez Jullundhary]


Associated word(s):

1. faanii - perishable/fragile/temporary [adj. Arabic]

duniyaa bhii ajab saraaye faanii dekhii
har chiiz yahaa.N kii aanii-jaanii dekhii
jo aake na jaaye vo bu.Dhaapaa dekhaa
jo jaa ke na aaye vo javaanii dekhii
[Babar Ali Anees]

2. fanaa_iiyat - to be destroyed [n. fem. Arabic]