Date: 31-Aug-2001
Word of the day: 'shanaas'

Meaning:

shanaas - one who recognizes [


Couplet:

vo dil navaaz hai nazar shanaas nahii.n 
meraa ilaaj mere chaaraagar ke paas nahii.n 
[Nasir Kazmi]


Associated word(s):

1. shanaasaa - acquainted [adj. Persian]

isii kuuche me.n ka_ii us ke shanaasaa bhii to hai.n 
vo kisii aur se milane ke bahaane aaye 
[Parveen Shakir]

[kuuchaa = street]


aavaaz ko to kaun samajhataa ki duur duur
Khaamoshiyo.n kaa dard-shanaasaa nahii.n milaa
[Mustafa Zaidi]

[dard-shanaasaa = (someone) well acquainted with pain]


2. shanaasaa_ii - acquaintance [n. fem. Persian]

daulat-e-lab se phir ai Khusrav-e-shirii.n-dahan
aaj rizaa ho ko_ii harf shanaasaa_ii kaa
[Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

[lab = lip; Khusravii = regal/royal; shiirii.n = sweet; dahan = mouth]
[rizaa = order/approval; harf = letter/word]


3. shanaasind - one who recognizes [adj. Persian]

4. shanaasiidaa - recognized/known - [adj. Persian]

5. shanaasiidanii - worth knowing/recognizing [adj. Persian]