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Marham-patti

मरहम-पट्टी
also written: Marham patti
Meaning

Dressing a wound with ointment and bandage; first aid and tending of injuries.

See it in the verse

Marham-patti in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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Related words
PERSIAN

Marham

An ointment or salve; figuratively a soothing balm for grief ('marham rakhna', to console).

SANSKRIT

Pattee

A bandage or dressing bound over a wound; also a strip or bar.

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