Date: 15-Nov-2001
Word of the day: 'aastaa.N'


Meaning:

aastaa.N - threshold [n. mas. Persian]

Note: 'aastaa.N' is also used to refer to a shrine. 
'aastaanaa' is an alternate form of 'aastaa.N'.


Couplet:

nasiib ho na sakii daulat-e-qadam_bosii
adab se chuum ke hazarat kaa aastaanaa chale
[Unknown]


Associated word(s):

1. aastaan-e-yaar - lover's/beloved's threshold

ye aastaan-e-yaar hai sahan-e-haram nahii.n
jab rakh diyaa hai sar to uThaanaa na chaahiye
[Asghar Gondvi]