bahr (metre) in aruz
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Bahr (metre) in aruz is a traditional quantitative poetic meter used in classical Arabic, Persian, and related literatures, defined by specific patterns of long and short syllables.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetic metre
ⓘ
prosodic concept ⓘ technical term in aruz ⓘ |
| allows |
certain substitutions (zihāfāt)
ⓘ
certain variations (ʿilal) ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
complete bayt (verse line)
ⓘ
hemistich (miṣrāʿ) ⓘ |
| basedOn | patterns of long and short syllables ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | feet (tafʿīlāt) ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
accentual-syllabic metre
ⓘ
pure syllabic metre ⓘ |
| definedBy |
fixed sequence of feet
ⓘ
repeating metrical pattern in each hemistich ⓘ |
| field | aruz ⓘ |
| governs |
distribution of long syllables
ⓘ
distribution of short syllables ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ʿarūḍ (penultimate foot of the first hemistich)
ⓘ
ḍarb (final foot of the second hemistich) ⓘ |
| hasExample |
bahr al-basīṭ
ⓘ
bahr al-hazaj ⓘ bahr al-kāmil ⓘ bahr al-madīd ⓘ bahr al-mujtath ⓘ bahr al-munsariḥ NERFINISHED ⓘ bahr al-mutaqārib ⓘ bahr al-mutaqārib in Persian epic poetry ⓘ bahr al-rajaz ⓘ bahr al-ramal ⓘ bahr al-ṭawīl ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ottoman Turkish poetic tradition
ⓘ
Persian poetic tradition ⓘ Urdu poetic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | sea ⓘ |
| measurementType | quantitative metre ⓘ |
| metaphoricalMeaning | sea of rhythm or metre ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Arabic poetic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Persian prosody
ⓘ
classical Arabic prosody ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ghazal
ⓘ
mathnawi ⓘ qasida ⓘ rubaʿi ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chagatai poetry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu poetry ⓘ classical Arabic poetry ⓘ classical Persian poetry ⓘ |
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