qaṣīda

A form of qasida — An Arabic or Persian elegiac monorhyme poem, usually having a tripartite structure.

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Meanings

nounqaṣīda (plural qaṣīdas)

plural qaṣīdas

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of qasida.

    Even when the poetry of such poems does not employ the qaṣīda’s tripartite structure, [...]

    2003, Julie Scott Meisami, Structure and Meaning in Medieval Arabic and Persian Poetry
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qaṣīda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qa%E1%B9%A3%C4%ABda

MLA

“qaṣīda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qa%E1%B9%A3%C4%ABda. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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