Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Deewangi

दीवानगी
also written: Diwangi, Diwanagi
Meaning

Madness, the lover's frenzy and abandon.

Literally: Being a divana (madman).

Usage & notes

Deewangi is love's intoxicated madness — the lover unmoored from reason, like Majnun in the wilderness. It belongs with junoon in the imagery of love that overthrows mere prudence.