Asad

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Asad is the early pen name used by the renowned 19th-century Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Ghalib.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pen name
takhallus
alsoKnownAs Mirza Ghalib
surface form: Asad (takhallus of Mirza Ghalib)
associatedWithGenre ghazal
qasida
associatedWithPoeticPersona romantic lover
suffering poet
associatedWithReligion Islamic literary milieu
culturalContext Mughal-era Delhi literary culture
etymologyLanguage Arabic
gender masculine name
languageOfUse Persian language
surface form: Persian

Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
linkedToPrimaryName Mirza Ghalib
surface form: Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
meaning lion
notableUser Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan
phaseOfCareer early career of Mirza Ghalib
replacedByPenName Mirza Ghalib
surface form: Ghalib
scriptForm اسد
sharesRootWith Arabic word for lion
timePeriodOfUse early 19th century
usedAlongsideLanguage Rekhta (early Urdu)
usedBy Mirza Ghalib
usedInCentury 19th century
usedInLiteraryTradition Persian poetry
Urdu poetry
usedInMedium manuscript poetry collections
oral poetic recitation
usedInRegion South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
usedInSignature closing couplets of ghazals

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Mirza Ghalib penName Asad