Dam Meaning

Dam (दम)

Origin: Persian

Dilasa is an Urdu word, it means “breath/vitality/moment/edge of a sword” in English, while in Hindi it’s called as “saans/सांस, praan/प्राण, pal/पल, talwar ki dhaar/तलवार की धार.”

For eg: “Khamosh rehne mein dum ghutta hai” which means, “it feels suffocated while being silent”