Urdu Dictionary
Sanskrit · noun · The Heart & the Body

Lagi

लगी
said la-GEE
also written: lagee
Meaning

An attachment or fixation that has taken hold; the love that has 'caught' the heart.

Literally: from lagna

See it in the verse

Lagi in Iqbal’s couplets

Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?
Self-Knowledge · Humility
Related words
SANSKRIT

Lagan

Absorbing devotion, single-minded attachment; the steady flame of love fixed on one object.

SANSKRIT

Preet

Love and tender affection; the Indic word for the bond between lovers.

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