tanhai(f): solitude, loneliness

Description of tanhai: Tanhai is an Urdu word meaning profound solitude or deep loneliness, evoking an intense sense of emotional or physical isolation. Unlike temporary aloneness, it carries a heavier emotional weight, often tied to heartache or abandonment. Differs from mere privacy, as tanhai implies unwelcome emptiness rather than chosen seclusion. In Urdu poetry, like Faiz Ahmed Faiz's ghazals, it symbolizes the soul's aching void amid lost love.