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ijaazat(f): permission

Description of ijaazat: Ijaazat is an Urdu word meaning permission or consent, often sought formally in personal or relational contexts. Unlike casual approvals, it carries emotional weight, implying a respectful plea for allowance, as when the character Sudha seeks her ex-husband's ijaazat to leave. Differs from mere agreement by evoking deeper moral or spousal sanction. In Gulzar's poetic film Ijaazat, it symbolizes unresolved longing, like "Ek ijaazat de do" for burying memories.

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jazbaat ki hujuum mein alfaaz kho gaye

izhaar-e-muddaa ki

ijaazat agar mili

in the throng of emotions

i lost my words

when i was allowed

to express my desire

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jazbaat (f) (2)

emotion

hujuum (m) (4)

crowd, throng

alfaaz (m) (5)

words

izhaar (m) (5)

express, announce

muddaa (m) (3)

matter

ijaazat (f) (1)

permission

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