Date: 26-Sep-2001
Word of the day: 'baalaa'


Meaning:

baalaa - high [adj. Persian]


Couplet:

baadal ko kyaa Khabar hai ki baarish kii chaah me.n
kaise buland-o-baalaa shajar Khaak ho gaye
[Parveen Shakir]

[shajar = tree]


Associated word(s):

1. baalaa-e-baam = on the terrace [adj. Persian]

aaKhir-e-shab diid ke qaabil thii bismil kii ta.Dap
subah_dam ko_ii agar baalaa-e-baam aayaa to kyaa
[Mirza Ghalib]


2. baalaa_nashii.n - respected/occupying the chief seat [adj. Persian]

rahii baalaa_nashii.n uftaad merii
falak parvaaz hai faryaad merii
[Seemab Akbarabadi]

[uftaad = difficulty/calamity]

3. baalaa-o-past - high and low [n. mas. Persian]

4. baalaa-e-taaq = separate, unrelated

5. baalaadavii - (high) speed [n. fe. Persian]

6. baalaatar - very high, higher than [adj. Persian]

7. baalaaKhaanaa - room on the terrace/roof [n. mas. Persian]