aashnaa(m): familiar, acquaintance

Description of aashnaa: Aashnaa is an Urdu word meaning acquaintance, friend, associate, or intimate companion, often denoting a lover, sweetheart, paramour, mistress, or concubine, and functioning as both a noun and adjective. Unlike casual terms like "dost" , it implies deeper familiarity or emotional closeness. Differs from "mehboob" by encompassing platonic bonds alongside romantic ones. In poetry, it evokes tender intimacy, as in ghazals portraying soulful connections.