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Khanabadosh

ख़ानाबदोश
said khaa-na-ba-DOSH
also written: khana-badosh, khanabadosh
Meaning

A nomad; one who carries his home on his shoulder, wandering from place to place.

Literally: home-on-shoulder

See it in the verse

Khanabadosh in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Selfhood
Related words
PERSIAN

Awara

Wandering, vagrant, homeless; roaming without fixed abode.

PERSIAN

Sahra-Gard

A wanderer of the desert; one who roams the wilderness.

PERSIAN

Karwan / Qafila

Caravan — a travelling company crossing the wilderness.

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