motaqareb metre
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The motaqareb metre is a classical Persian poetic meter famously used throughout Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh and many other traditional Persian works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| motaqareb metre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1040040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: motaqareb metre Context triple: [Shahnameh, metre, motaqareb metre]
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მტკვარი
მტკვარი არის სამხრეთ კავკასიის ერთ-ერთი უმთავრესი მდინარე, რომელიც საქართველოს დედაქალაქ თბილისს კვეთს და რეგიონში მნიშვნელოვანი ისტორიული, ეკონომიკური და კულტურული მნიშვნელობა აქვს.
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B.
Motal
Motal is a small town in present-day Belarus, historically part of the Russian Empire, known as the birthplace of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann.
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Mie
Mie is a prefecture in central Japan known for its coastal landscapes, historic Ise Grand Shrine, and traditional pearl cultivation.
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D.
Mille
Mille is a French surname most notably borne by individuals such as Stéphane Mille.
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E.
Martz
Martz is a surname most notably associated with Mike Martz, an American football coach known for his innovative offensive strategies in the NFL.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: motaqareb metre Target entity description: The motaqareb metre is a classical Persian poetic meter famously used throughout Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh and many other traditional Persian works.
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A.
მტკვარი
მტკვარი არის სამხრეთ კავკასიის ერთ-ერთი უმთავრესი მდინარე, რომელიც საქართველოს დედაქალაქ თბილისს კვეთს და რეგიონში მნიშვნელოვანი ისტორიული, ეკონომიკური და კულტურული მნიშვნელობა აქვს.
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B.
Motal
Motal is a small town in present-day Belarus, historically part of the Russian Empire, known as the birthplace of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann.
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C.
Mie
Mie is a prefecture in central Japan known for its coastal landscapes, historic Ise Grand Shrine, and traditional pearl cultivation.
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D.
Mille
Mille is a French surname most notably borne by individuals such as Stéphane Mille.
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E.
Martz
Martz is a surname most notably associated with Mike Martz, an American football coach known for his innovative offensive strategies in the NFL.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian poetic metre
ⓘ
classical poetic metre ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Persian literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian prosody
|
| analyzedInField |
comparative prosody
ⓘ
metrics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoet | Ferdowsi ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | ‘aruz (arud) prosody ⓘ |
| commonlyTaughtIn | Persian prosody courses ⓘ |
| dominantMetreOf | Shahnameh ⓘ |
| famousForUseIn |
Ferdowsi’s works
ⓘ
Shahnameh ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
bahr-e motaqareb
ⓘ
bahr-e motaqārab ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
motaqārab
ⓘ
mutaqārib ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalExample |
Shahnameh
ⓘ
surface form:
opening lines of the Shahnameh
|
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Persian literature ⓘ |
| hasFootPattern | fa‘ulun fa‘ulun fa‘ulun fa‘ul ⓘ |
| hasLineStructure | quantitative metre based on long and short syllables ⓘ |
| hasProsodicType | quantitative metre ⓘ |
| hasStatus | one of the most prominent metres in Persian epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasSyllablePattern | long short short long / long short short long / long short short long / long short short long ⓘ |
| influenced | later Persian epic metres ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arabic mutaqārib metre ⓘ |
| metricalSystem | bahr (metre) in aruz ⓘ |
| originatedIn | classical Arabic prosody ⓘ |
| typicalFootCountPerHemistich | four feet ⓘ |
| usedByPoet | Ferdowsi ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heroic tales in verse
ⓘ
long narrative compositions ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| usedInPeriod |
Islamic Golden Age
ⓘ
medieval Persian literature ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Persianate world
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Asia (Persianate tradition)
Greater Iran ⓘ |
| usedInTradition | classical Persian poetry ⓘ |
| usedInWork | Shahnameh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: motaqareb metre Description of subject: The motaqareb metre is a classical Persian poetic meter famously used throughout Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh and many other traditional Persian works.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.