Persian · noun · Love & Longing

Tishna-labi

तिश्ना-लबी
also written: Tashna-labi
Meaning

Dryness of lip; thirst, and by figure unquenched longing.

Literally: thirsty-lippedness

Usage & notes

Tishna-labi is the lover's chronic thirst — at the wine-house, at the beloved's door, and before the divine.