Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Aabru

आबरू
Meaning

Honor, good name, the dignity a lover stakes and the beloved may spare or ruin.

Literally: water of the face

See it in the verse

Aabru in Iqbal’s couplets

Teri zindagi isi se teri aabru isi se
Jo rahi khudi to shahi na rahi to ru-siyahi
Your life depends on this, your honour depends on this: if selfhood remains you reign like a king, if it is lost only disgrace remains.
Selfhood · Courage · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Izzat

Honour, respect, esteem, dignity.

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