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banvaate(m): makeof

Description of banvaate: Banvaate is an Urdu term referring to inventions, creations, or man-made constructs, often denoting artificial or fabricated items as opposed to natural ones. Unlike tabeei , banvaate arise from human ingenuity and craftsmanship. Differs from asli by emphasizing constructed or imitative qualities. In Urdu poetry, banvaate evokes metaphors for illusory worldly attachments, as in Ghalib's verses contrasting them with divine reality.

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makaan sheeshe ka banvaate ho 'aazar'

bahut aayenge patthar

dekh lena

you made your house

with glass, 'aazar'

just watch...

many stones will come at it

Kafeel Aazar Amrohvi (2)

makaan (m) (5)

house

patthar (m) (4)

stone

sheeshe (m) (3)

glass

banvaate (m) (1)

makeof

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