Date: 04-Apr-2002
Word of the day: 'sitaa_ish'


Meaning:

sitaa_ish - praise [n. fem. Persian]


Couplet:

na sitaa_ish kii tamannaa na sile kii paravaah
na sahii gar mere asha'ar me.n maanii na sahii
[Mirza Ghalib]


Associated word(s):

1. sitaa_ish_gar/sitaa_ishindaa - one who praises [adj. Persian]

2. sitaa_iidaa - object of praise [adj. Persian]

3. sitaa - one who praises [suffix Persian]

e.g. Khud_sitaa - one who praises oneself

Note: This is different from a similar suffix - 'sitaa.N' which 
means 'one who takes away' e.g. jaa.N_sitaa.N