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गुलशन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گلشن (gulšan).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊl.ʃən/, [ɡʊl.ʃɐ̃n]

Noun

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गुलशन (gulśanm (Urdu spelling گلشن)

  1. (flower) garden
    Synonyms: बाग़ (bāġ), उद्यान (udyān)
    • after 1824, Ghalib 87.1:
      आबरू क्या ख़ाक उस गुल की कि गुलशन में नहीं
      है गरेबाँ नंग-ए-पैराहन जो दामन में नहीं
      ābrū kyā xāk us gul kī ki gulśan mẽ nahī̃
      hai garebā̃ naṅg-e-pairāhan jo dāman mẽ nahī̃
      What uselessness is the honor [i.e. there is no honor] of the rose that is not in the garden
      the collar is a shame to the robe if it is not in the hem

Declension

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