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shameem(m): fragrance, perfume

Description of shameem: Shameem is an Arabic-derived name meaning "fragrance," "scent," or "sweet breeze," originating from the root sh-m-m relating to smell and perception. Unlike common English names, shameem carries poetic resonance in South Asian cultures, particularly among Urdu and Persian speakers. Differs from similar names like Shamim through its doubled final vowel, affecting pronunciation with two equally stressed syllables. In literary and poetic usage, shameem evokes sensory imagery of pleasant aromas and

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ab naheen jannat mashaam-e-kuucha-e-yaar ki shameem

nikhat-e-zulf kya hui

baad-e-saba ko kya hua

the lane of my beloved no longer

has the fragrance of heaven

what happened to the delight of tresses

where did the morning breeze go

Abdul Majeed Salik (4)

jannat (f) (8)

heaven

mashaam (m) (1)

smell, nostrils

kuucha (m) (1)

lane

yaar (m) (19)

friend, beloved

shameem (m) (1)

fragrance, perfume

nikhat (f) (2)

fragrance, aroma

zulf (m) (7)

tresses (of a woman)

baad (11)

breeze / after

saba (m) (5)

breeze, zephyr

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