masnavi

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A form of mathnawi — 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.

OriginPersian مثنوی →
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Meanings

nounmasnavi (plural masnavis)

plural masnavis

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mathnawi.

Origin

  1. Persianمثنوی
  2. Englishmasnavi

From Persian مثنوی.

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APA

masnavi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masnavi

MLA

“masnavi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masnavi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masnavi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masnavi.

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