Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Ghamza

ग़म्ज़ा
also written: Ghamzah
Meaning

An amorous sidelong glance or wink of the beloved.

Usage & notes

Ghamza is the beloved's flirtatious glance — the dart of the eye that pierces the lover. It belongs to the inventory of the eyes' weapons in the classical love-poem.