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shabaahateen(m): resemblances

Description of shabaahateen: Shabaahateen is a poetic Urdu plural noun meaning "resemblances" or "likenesses," often evoking subtle traces of beauty in nature. Unlike singular shabaahat, which denotes a single resemblance, it captures multiple echoes. Differs from shaam , focusing instead on mimetic qualities. In poetry by Anjum Irfani, "churaaeen sab ne hee kuchh kuchh shabaahateen teri" portrays lamp, moon, and zephyr stealing traces of the beloved's likeness.

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charaag chaand shafaq shaam phool jhiil sabaa

churaaeen sab ne hee kuchh kuchh

shabaahateen teri

lamp, moon, twilight

night, flower, lake, zephyr

each has quietly stolen

a trace of your likeness

Anjum Irfani (1)

charaag (m) (2)

lamp, lamps

chaand (m) (9)

moon

shafaq (m) (4)

glow, twilight

shaam (f) (21)

evening

phool (m) (14)

flowers, flower

jhiil (m) (1)

lake

sabaa (m) (3)

gentle breeze, zephyr

shabaahateen (m) (1)

resemblances

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