Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Khushbu

ख़ुशबू

said khush-boo

also written: Khushboo

Meaning

Fragrance, sweet scent, pleasant smell.

Literally: good smell

Usage & notes

Khushbu is the diffused fragrance of the rose or the beloved; Iqbal often makes scent a figure for the unseen self that announces its presence without being grasped.

Related words

PERSIAN

Boo

Scent, fragrance, smell.

ARABIC

Ittar

Attar; concentrated floral perfume or essential oil.

PERSIAN

Mushk

Musk; the dark, intensely fragrant secretion of the musk-deer.

PERSIAN

Rang-o-Boo

Colour and scent; the alluring world of the senses.

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