Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Sarfarosh

सरफ़रोश
said sar-fa-rosh
Meaning

One who offers his life; a fearless self-sacrificer in a cause.

Literally: head-seller (sar + farosh)

Usage & notes

The militant who holds his own head cheap before the cause, the agent behind the noun sarfaroshi. A heroic ideal in revolutionary and martyrdom poetry.