Meanings
plural tahrirs · alternative tahreer
- entertainmenta type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East
Karimi includes an extensive tahrir within the final syllable of the verse ...
2009, Owen Wright, Touraj Kiaras, Touraj Kiaras and Persian Classical Music: An Analytical Perspective, page 1031 more example
But it should be emphasized that Iran and Azerbāijān, which partake of the same musical culture, have the most intricate and highly elaborate form of tahrir in the world.
2012, Lloyd Miller, Music and Song in Persia (RLE Iran B): The Art of Avaz, page 109
Origin
- Arabicتَحْرِير“liberation; release”
- Persianتحریر
- Englishtahrir
Borrowed from Persian تحریر (tahrir), from Arabic تَحْرِير (taḥrīr, “liberation; release”).
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