Qasida
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kaˈsiːdə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Qasida is a noun meaning An Arabic or Persian elegiac monorhyme poem, usually having a tripartite structure.
Meaning
An Arabic or Persian elegiac monorhyme poem, usually having a tripartite structure.
More Meanings
- An Urdu panegyric poem
Example Sentences
The qasida is a formal multithematic ode addressed to a member of the elite in praise.
He was delighted to hear some music and listened with emotion to the wild qasidas that the old man sang – songs of the Arab canon full of the wild heart-sickness of the desert.
Word Forms
- qasidas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kasida, nasib, muwashshah, rubai, doha, maqta.
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