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aduu(m): enemy

Description of aduu: Aduu is an Oromo word meaning "the sun," a celestial body central to daily life and timekeeping in Ethiopian culture. Unlike English "sun," which denotes a star scientifically, aduu evokes warmth and life's rhythm in indigenous contexts. Differs from "day" , focusing solely on the sun itself rather than the full cycle. In Oromo poetry, aduu symbolizes renewal, as in verses praising its rise over highlands.

1 / 1: aduu

sau baar band-e-ishq se aazaad hum huye

par kya karen ki

dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka

a hundred times, i have

broken free from the bonds of love

but what can i do...

for my heart is freedom's enemy

Mirza Ghalib (63)

aazaad (5)

free, freed

aduu (m) (1)

enemy

faraagh (m) (1)

freedom, leisure

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