"mathnawi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mathnawis [plural], masnavi [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَثْنَوِيّ (maṯnawiyy). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|مَثْنَوِيّ}} Borrowed from Arabic مَثْنَوِيّ (maṯnawiyy), {{root|en|ar|ث ن ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} mathnawi (plural mathnawis)
  1. A kind of poem written in rhyming couplets, usually with a meter of ten or eleven syllables; found in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish and Urdu cultures.
    Sense id: en-mathnawi-en-noun-N3LH5R6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Poetry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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