Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Aashob

आशोब
said aa-SHOB
Meaning

Tumult, calamity, or storm; an uproar that throws the world or the heart into disorder.

Usage & notes

A favourite poetic word for civic and emotional upheaval; it anchors the genre name 'shahr-aashob', the verse-lament for a city in ruin, and stands for any tempest that unsettles the settled order.