Words tagged under "Literature"
List of Urdu words and terms related with "Literature" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations
adab
being courteous, etiquette, polite, decorum, civility, well-bred
adab baraa.e-adab
literature for literature's sake
adab baraa.e-zindagii
literature for life's sake, literature as a true chronicle of life
'alaamatii-afsaana
story told through symbols, symbolic story, a story in which objects, persons, or situations have another meaning other than their obvious meanings
alaj
infatuated, besotted, lovesick
'amr
third hypothetical person (as Harry in 'Tom, Dick and Harry')
baano-e-misr
(Metaphorically) Zulaikha (the wife of Potiphar, whose passion for Joseph is much celebrated in the East, particularly in the elegant Persian poems by Nizami, Jami and Khusrau)
bahzaad
name of an ancient Irani artist
baKHt-e-muhtaat
sudden discovery of most appropriate words or constructions in poetic production
biir-ras
one of the nine genres of Sanskrit and Hindi poetry, epic poetry
buKHt-e-nussar
Nebuchadnezzar, a warrior-king, often described as the greatest military leader of the Neo-Babylonian empire
chhappa
an Urdu poetic genre where stanzas of six lines with varied rhyme sceheme
davaaviin
collected works of poetry, collection of ghazals
dhoro
orgin of the popular Hindi or Sanskrit poetic genre 'doha'
Galat-ul-'aam
common error of language, an error that has gained currency
haasya
the act or state of laughing, laughter, laughing, mirth
haasya-ras
(Literature) humour as a literary genre
irtijaal
act of composing poetry or any literary piece extempore, speaking extempore, improvisation
kahaanii-kaar
story-teller, story-writer, fiction writer
kahaavat
(Literature) maxim, proverb adage
kaifya
a type of pros or poetry that reflects human emotions
malfuuzaat
words, sayings, proverbs, speeches, expressions, utterances, annals
manzuumaat
poems, poetic compositions, collection of 'Nazm' as opposed to the collection of 'Ghazal'
markazii-KHayaal
central idea, centre of imaginative ideation
me'yaarii usluub
high literary expression, exquisite style
mu.arrad
Urduized, adapted in Urdu (such as لالٹین from English word lantern)
mukarramii
(formula of address, especially at the beginning of a letter) My Respected Sir!
munaazama
a meeting for reciting poems
musajja'
rhyming, rhythmical (speech or language), harmonious, or measured (periods), rhythmical prose
mutaGazzil
poet who composes ghazals, ghazal composer
naa't
praise, eulogium, encomium (esp. of the prophet Moḥammad), poem in praise of Prophet Mohammad
naa't-e-ahmad
poem in praise of Prophet Mohammad
naa't-KHvaa.n
one who recites verse in praise of Prophet Muhammad, one who recites a na'at
naa't-KHvaanii
recital of poetry praising prophet Mohammad
naa't-paak
poem in praise of Prophet Mohammad
nasr-e-muqaffaa
rhythmical prose, prose following a rhythmic pattern
nasr-e-murajjaz
a kind of prose in which sentences follow rhythmic beats
parii
fairy, beautiful woman, a winged legendary female being
qat'-band
(Literature) those verses whose meanings are not complete without adding other verses
shaa'iraana-ta'allii
claim of eminence in verse by a poet
sitaara sumbule me.n honaa
tanaafur
mutual repugnance or aversion, repugnance, repulsion
tanz-nigaar
(Literature) a satirist, humorist
taqliib-e-KHa.nda-aavar
burlesque, a literal imitation or alteration of a piece of literature just to create humor
vaaqe'iyyat-pasand
realist, a person who accepts a situation as it is and is prepared to deal with it accordingly
vahdat-e-'anaasir
(lit.) the process of combining the different components of a piece of literature to create an impression
vahdat-e-ta.assur
a single and unique affect brought forth by an artwork which overwhelms its readers, audience, or viewers
zila'-jugat
a stretched metaphor, verbosity
