Date: 01-Aug-2001
Word of the day: 'gumaan'


Meaning:

gumaan - doubt/suspicion/distrust [n. mas. Persian]

'gumaan' is often used in its short form as 'gumaa.N'


Couplet:

Khataa mu'aaf zamaane se bad_gumaa.N hokar 
terii vafaa pe bhii kyaa kyaa hame.n gumaa.N guzare 
[Jigar Moradabadi]


is qadar pyaar se ai jaan-e-jahaa.N rakkhaa hai
dil ke ruKhsaar pe is vaqt terii yaad ne haath
yuu.N gumaa.N hotaa hai garche hai abhii subah-e-firaaq
Dhal gayaa hijr kaa din aa bhii ga_ii vasl kii raat
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]



Associated word(s):

1. gumaa.N_barii - to doubt/be suspicious of [n. fem. Persian]

2. gumaan-e-qavii - suspicion that is almost taken as reality/fact [n. mas. Persian/Arabic

3. gumaan-e-bad - bad thoughts from someone else [n. mas. Persian]

4. gumaan-e-sahiih - suspicion that is later proved right [n. mas. Persian/Arabic]

5. bad_gumaa.N - suspicious/distrustful [adj. Persian]

6. bad_gumaanii - suspicion/distrustful [n. fem. Persian]