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duub(m): drown

Description of duub: "Duub" is an Urdu verb meaning to sink, drown, or immerse, often evoking submersion in water or despair. Unlike "doobna," which strictly implies sinking involuntarily, "duub" can suggest a deliberate plunge or deeper engulfment. Differs from "gharq" by carrying emotional resonance of total overwhelm rather than mere submersion. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes lovers sinking into passion's abyss, as in Ghalib's verses on hearts drowning in longing.

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duub kar paar utar gaye hain ham

log samjhe ki

mar gaye hain ham

it is by first diving in and drowning

that i was able to cross the river

and here people are thinking

i was dead

Naresh Kumar Shad (3)

samjhe (10)

to understand

duub (m) (1)

drown

paar (m) (1)

cross

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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