Meaning ofSee meaning bajaa laanaa in English, Hindi & Urdu

In Urdu, there are certain words that appear to be the same but are entirely different in their meaning. For instance, the word ‘Bajaa.e’. With respect to music, it can mean to be an instrument being played, but in some other context, the same sounding word can mean differently, like in the following couplet: Bajaae Siine ke aankhon mein dil dhaDakta hai Ye intizar ke lanhe ajiib hote hain This ‘Ba-jaa-e’, is a Persian compound meaning ‘in place of’, or ‘instead of’. The ‘Jaa’ in this construction actually means place (Jagah), and related to the same word is the phrase ‘Ba-jaa’, meaning correct, or, appropriate. ye ehtimaam-e-charaaGaa.n bajaa sahii lekin sahar to ho nahii.n saktii diye jalaane se Additionally, Ba-Jaa is also used in the sense of executing or carrying out, thus,’Ba-Jaa laana’ is said for a command (Hukm) to be carried out. Like in the famous folklore ‘Aladin Ka Charagh’, when Aladin rubs his lamp and a Jinn appears to take the orders of his master, the Jinn ‘Hukm Ba-jaa Laata Hai’, or executes the order of his lord. Also, in courts and gatherings, when an etiquette or protocol is carried out, the expression ‘Adaab Ba-Jaa Laana’ is used for it.

Author: Azra Naqvi