muwashshah

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noun

An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.

OriginArabic مُوَشَّح →
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Meanings

nounmuwashshah (plural muwashshahat or tawashih or muwashshahs)

plural muwashshahat · plural tawashih · plural muwashshahs · alternative muwashsha · alternative muwashah · alternative muwassah · alternative muwassaha · alternative muwashaha · alternative moaxaja

  1. An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.
  2. An Arabic song which uses a (frequently secular) text written in this verse as its lyrics.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُوَشَّح“girdled”
  2. Englishmuwashshah

Borrowed from Arabic مُوَشَّح (muwaššaḥ, “girdled”) (plural مُوَشَّحَات (muwaššaḥāt) or تَوَاشِيح (tawāšīḥ)).

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Translations

Arabic مُوَشَّح
  • مُوَشَّح (muwaššaḥ)Translations
Spanish moaxaja
  • moaxajaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

muwashshah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muwashshah

MLA

“muwashshah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muwashshah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muwashshah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muwashshah.

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