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laaya(m): brought

Description of laaya: "Laaya" is an Urdu word meaning to bring or to fetch, commonly used in South Asian languages to describe the action of retrieving or obtaining something. Unlike English's simple past tense forms, "laaya" carries cultural and poetic resonance in Urdu literature and music. Differs from similar verbs by emphasizing the completed action of bringing something to a specific person or place. In literary and poetic contexts, the word frequently appears

1 / 1: laaya

har ek daur ka mazhab naya khuda laaya

karen to hum bhi magar

kis khuda ki baat karen

each era brought in

a new religion, a new god

if we were to chat

about which god shall we talk?

Sahir Ludhianvi (18)

1971: Padma Shri

2013: Commemorative Stamp India

khuda (m) (31)

god

daur (m) (3)

age, era, period

mazhab (m) (5)

religion

laaya (m) (1)

brought

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