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tootne: breakable

Description of tootne: 'Tootne' is the oblique form of the Urdu verb 'tootna,' meaning to break, shatter, or crumble, often denoting fragility or emotional rupture. Unlike 'torna,' which implies active breaking by force, 'tootne' suggests passive disintegration or vulnerability. Differs from 'naazuk,' a noun for delicate objects, as it functions gerundively to describe the state of breaking. In poetry, it evokes heartbreak, as in "Dil tootne ki awaaz nai hoti" .

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mohabbat ke liye dil dhoondh koi tootne wala

ye woh mai hai jise rakhte hain

naazuk aabginon mein

for love, seek a heart

that is fragile

this wine is meant for

delicate goblets

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

mohabbat (f) (41)

love

DhoonDh (m) (1)

tootne (1)

breakable

naazuk (m) (1)

delicate, fragile

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