Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden
Daman
दामन
said daa-man
also written: Daaman, Damaan
Meaning
The hem or skirt of a garment; by extension the lap, foothill, or border of a thing.
Usage & notes
Daman names the skirt or lap that one clings to or fills, an image of attachment, refuge, and what the hand gathers. It can figure the seeker grasping the beloved's hem or the lap of a mountain that shelters the valley below.
Related words
PERSIAN
Daaman-e-Koh
The foot or skirt of a mountain, the lower slopes where the hill meets the plain.
ARABIC
Wadi
A valley, a low tract of land between hills, often watered by a stream.
PERSIAN
Sang
A stone or rock, the hard mineral matter of the earth.
SANSKRIT
Aanchal
The loose end of a woman's sari or veil; an emblem of feminine grace, shelter and modesty in love-lyric.
PERSIAN
Chaak
A rent or tear; the lover rends his collar (chaak-e-gareban) in the madness of grief.