"mathnawi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mathnawis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَثْنَوِيّ (maṯnawiyy). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ar|مَثْنَوِيّ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic مَثْنَوِيّ (maṯnawiyy), {{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. Wikipedia link: mathnawi Categories (topical): Poetry Synonyms: masnavi
    Sense id: en-mathnawi-en-noun-N3LH5R6q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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