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bigDe: spoilt, ruined

Description of bigDe: bigDe is an Urdu word meaning "spoiled," "ruined," or "gone bad," often used for situations, relationships, or plans that have deteriorated. Unlike theek , it conveys a state of irreparable damage or disorder. Differs from bigra , as bigDe is typically feminine, applying to entities like moods or affairs. In poetry, it evokes heartbreak, as in "bigDe dil ke tukde" .

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'zauq' jo madaraase ke bigDe hue hain mullah

un ko maikhaane mein le aao

sanwar jaayenge

zauq, those priests

ruined by religious schools

bring them to the tavern

so they can be reformed

Shaikh Ibrahim Zauq (6)

bigDe (1)

spoilt, ruined

mullah (m) (2)

priest, learned, pious

maikhaane (m) (4)

taverns

sanwar (m) (2)

correct, reform, rectify

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