Date: 30-Jul-2001
Word of the day: 'nesh'


Meaning:

nesh - sting/prick [n. mas. Persian]


Couplet:

ik umr chaahiye ki gavaaraa ho nesh-e-ishq
rakkhii haiaaj lazzat-e-zaKhm-e-jigar kahaa.N
[Abdul Hameed Hali]


Associated word(s):

1. nesh_tar - prickly [adj. Persian]

ham us nigaah-e-naaz ko samajhe the nesh_tar
tum ne to muskuraa ke rag-e-jaa.N banaa diyaa
[Seemab Akbarabadi]

2. nesh_zan - one who stings [adj. Persian]

3. nesh_zanii - stinging [n. fem. Persian]

4. nesh_dum - that which stings with its tail e.g. scorpion [n. mas. Persian]