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raanaai(f): fantasy

Description of raanaai: Raanaai is an Urdu word denoting graceful elegance, charm, or stately beauty, often evoking poise and refinement in appearance or movement. Unlike transient physical allure, it emphasizes an enduring, dignified splendor rooted in inner nobility. Differs from mere haseen by implying a majestic, almost regal bearing. In Urdu poetry, it adorns descriptions of lovers' gazes or nature's vistas, as in Ghalib's verses celebrating the soul's luminous grace.

1 / 1: raanaai

thi woh ik shakhs ke tasavvur se

ab woh

raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan

that was triggered by

imagining a person

where is that

fantasy now?

Mirza Ghalib (63)

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

khayaal (m) (15)

thoughts

tasavvur (m) (7)

imagination

raanaai (f) (1)

fantasy

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