पोशीदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پوشِیدَه (pōšīda, “covered, hidden”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /poː.ʃiː.d̪ɑː/, [poː.ʃiː.d̪äː]

Adjective

पोशीदा • (pośīdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پوشِیدَہ)

1. hidden, concealed, secret, not visible

   Synonyms: गुप्त (gupt), छिपा (chipā)

   • 2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:

     रब जो पोशीदा है, उसको निहारे तू
     और जो गरवीदा है, उसको टाले तू

     rab jo pośīdā hai, usko nihāre tū
     aur jo garvīdā hai, usko ṭāle tū

     You stare at the God who is invisible
     And you ignore the one who is infatuated

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पोशीदा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3118
• “पोशीदा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.