Hindi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit विरहिणी (virahiṇī). Doublet of विरहिणी (virhiṇī), a tatsama

Pronunciation

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Noun

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बिरहन (birhanf (Urdu spelling برہن)

  1. woman suffering the pangs of separation from her lover or husband
    • Tufail Hushiarpuri, Sason ki malan:
      दर्शन जल की प्यासी आँखें रो रो कर गईं सूख,
      अँधियारों में डूब गए बिरहन के सुब्ह-ओ-शाम
      darśan jal kī pyāsī ā̃khẽ ro ro kar gaī̃ sūkh,
      andhiyārõ mẽ ḍūb gae birhan ke subha-o-śām
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. woman separated from her lover or husband

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