Date: 10-Oct-2001
Word of the day: 'gadaa'


Meaning:

gadaa - beggar [adj. Persian]


Couplet:

alaavaa iid ke milatii hai aur din bhii sharaab 
gadaa-e-kuuchaa-e-maiKhaanaa naamuraad nahii.n 
[Mirza Ghalib]

[alaavaa = other than; kuuchaa = streets]
[naamuraad = hopeful/fortunate] 


Associated Word(s):

1. gadaa_ii - begging/beggary [n. fem. Persian]

mubaarak ra_iiso.n ko kaar-e-riyaasat 
gadaa ko hai kaafii gadaa_ii kaa dhandhaa 
[Zafar Gorakhpuri]

2. gadaagarii - beggary [n. fem. Persian]

3. gadaayaanaa - beggar like [adj. Persian]