Hindi, Urdu: chhaayaa samaa

[MonsieurGonzalito]

Friends,

What is "chhaayaa samaa", when applied to the rain, the seasons, the atmosphere, etc?

For example in the song: "Yeh Rat Ashikana" from the movie "Naya Andaz:
yeh raat aashikaanaa / chhaayaa samaa suhaanaa ...

Or in the song "Koi Ladki Hai" from the movie "Dil To Pagal Hai":
chhaayaa samaa kitnaa pyaaraa / saavan kaa samjho ishaaraa

Is it something like "the canopy of the sky"? The weather? A shelter/shadow?
What does it mean literally?

Thanks in advance

 

[littlepond]

that "the atmosphere (of some kind) is all set" - for example, "chhaayaa samaa kitnaa pyaaraa" would be how lovely an atmosphere, ambience has set itself around us.

 

[Jashn]

I think part of the confusion may be that 'samaa' is often translated as 'sky'? But sky is also 'atmosphere', so it's used both ways, I think? It also means 'time', and there are a few homonyms, just to make it interesting.

You can see it here in the Hindi Shabdsaagar (I put all the masculine noun versions because that's how it's conjugated in the song):


समाँ samām̐ संज्ञा पुं० [सं० समय] समय । वक्त ।
मुहा०—समाँ बँधना =(संगीत आदि कार्यों का) इतनी उत्तमता से होना कि सब लोग स्तब्ध हो जायँ । समाँ बाँधना= (संगीत आदि में) रंग जमाना या श्रोताओं पर प्रभाव डालना ।
२. मौसिम । ऋतु । ३. बहार । आनंद । ४. चमक दमक । सजधज ।
समाँ samām̐ संज्ञा पुं० [अ०] नजारा । दृश्य [को०] ।
समा samā संज्ञा पुं० [सं० समय] दे० 'समाँ' ।
समा samā संज्ञा पुं० [अ०] अंबर । आकाश । गगन [को०] ।

 

[Alfaaz]

Relevant entry: سماں چھانا

سَماں چھانا محاورہ

کسی کیفیت کا طاری ہونا.

 

[MonsieurGonzalito]

Thanks, @Alfaaz
I had come to a similar conclusion, even before knowing about this entry: "to prevail" or something.