Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Kirishma

किरिश्मा
said ka-RISH-ma
also written: Karishma, karishmah, karishma-e
Meaning

Coquetry, an alluring gesture or wondrous charm of the beloved.

Literally: a miracle, a coquettish marvel, wondrous gesture

Usage & notes

Karishma is a marvel — in love poetry, the miraculous gesture of the beloved whose every movement seems a small wonder. It blends the sense of charm with genuine astonishment, as if beauty performed miracles for sport. In a higher key the word keeps its weight of the miraculous, the wonder-working that points past the human face to a power that authored it.