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Description of chupte: Chupte is the oblique plural form of the Urdu verb chupna, meaning "to hide" or "to conceal oneself," often implying stealthy or secretive action. Unlike chhupna, which denotes deliberate hiding of objects or facts, chupte specifically conveys furtive movement by people. Differs from chupana, the transitive form for hiding something else. In Urdu poetry, it evokes lovers furtively meeting under moonlit shadows.

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khoob parda hai ki chilman se lage baithe hain

saaf chupte bhi nahin

saamne aate bhi nahin

wearing a fine veil

sitting behind a lattice screen

neither quite concealed

nor fully revealed

Dagh Dehlvi (11)

parda (m) (4)

veil

chilman (m) (1)

lattice, hanging screen

chupte (1)

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saamne (13)

in front of, opposite

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