gazeeda: bitten, wounded

Description of gazeeda: Gazeeda is an Urdu adjective meaning "bitten," "nibbled," or "gnawed," often evoking a sense of partial consumption or erosion, typically by night, darkness, or time. Unlike broader terms for damage like toota , it implies a subtle, lingering mark. Differs from khaaya hua , as it suggests tentative biting rather than full devouring. In poetry, Faiz Ahmed Faiz's phrase shab-gazeeda sehar depicts a dawn scarred by night's relentless bite.