radif

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noun

The word which must end both lines of the first couplet and the second line of all the following couplets in a Persian, Turkic or Urdu ghazal.

OriginClassical Persian رَدِیف ← Arabic رَدِيف →
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Meanings

nounradif (plural radifs)

plural radifs

  1. The word which must end both lines of the first couplet and the second line of all the following couplets in a Persian, Turkic or Urdu ghazal.

Origin

  1. Arabicرَدِيف
  2. Classical Persianرَدِیف
  3. Englishradif

From Classical Persian رَدِیف (radīf), from Arabic رَدِيف (radīf).

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Translations

Arabic رَدِيف
  • رَدِيف (radīf)Translations
Persian ردیف
  • ردیف (radif)Translations
Turkish redif
  • redifTranslations
Urdu رَدِیف
  • رَدِیف (radīf)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

FridaFarid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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