Waṣf
Sign in to saveWaṣf () (literally 'attribute' or 'description'; pl. ) is an ancient style of Arabic poetry, which can be characterised as descriptive verse. The concept of was also borrowed into Persian, which developed its own rich poetic tradition in this mode.
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Waṣf () (literally 'attribute' or 'description'; pl. ) is an ancient style of Arabic poetry, which can be characterised as descriptive verse. The concept of was also borrowed into Persian, which developed its own rich poetic tradition in this mode.
==Role in Arabic verse==
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