goya(m): as if

Description of goya: Goya is an Urdu adverb meaning "as if" or "so to speak," used to introduce hypothetical statements, comparisons, or indirect quotations. Unlike direct assertions, it softens claims by implying approximation or supposition. Differs from "jaise" , as goya evokes a sense of imaginative supposition rather than literal similarity. In literary usage, poets employ goya to blur reality and metaphor, as in "Goya woh aa gaya" .