Persian · noun · Qualities & Descriptions

Sheerini

शीरीनी

also written: Shirini

Meaning

Sweetness; also confectionery, and the name of the beloved Shirin of romance.

Usage & notes

The sheerini of the beloved's speech is set against the talkhi of separation in the ghazal's economy of taste.

Related words

Sweetness; the agreeable savour of a thing, of speech or of faith.

Bitterness of temper or tone; sourness in mood or relations.