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Urdu · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions
Zillat-aamez
ज़िल्लतआमेज़
said
zil-lat-AA-mez
also written: Zillat-amez
Meaning
Humiliating, degrading, or full of disgrace.
See it in the verse
Zillat-aamez in Iqbal’s couplets
Guzar-auqat kar leta hai ye koh o bayaban mein
Ki shahin ke liye zillat hai kar-e-ashiyan-bandi
It makes its living among mountains and wilderness, for to the falcon the building of a comfortable nest is a disgrace.
The Falcon · Freedom · Adversity
Related words
ARABIC
Zillat
Humiliation, disgrace, abjection, abasement.
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