numaayi(f): showing, manifestation

Description of numaayi: Numaayi is an Urdu adverb meaning "only," "merely," or "just," used to restrict or emphasize limitation in quantity, extent, or scope. Unlike broader restrictives like sirf, it often carries a tone of exclusivity or minimalism in everyday speech. Differs from bas by implying sufficiency rather than finality or cessation. In Urdu poetry, it heightens emotional restraint, as in Ghalib's lines evoking solitary longing.