takhallus
Sign in to saveIn Persian, Turkic, Hindustani and Punjabi, the word takhallus (from Arabic , ; ; ; ; , ) means a pen name. Pen names were widely adopted by Persian, Turkic, Urdu and Punjabi poets.
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In Persian, Turkic, Hindustani and Punjabi, the word takhallus (from Arabic , ; ; ; ; , ) means a pen name. Pen names were widely adopted by Persian, Turkic, Urdu and Punjabi poets.
The takhallus is often included in the maqta', the last couplet (bayt) of a ghazal.
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