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radif in Arabic

رَدِيف radīf

radif in Arabic: رَدِيف (radīf). In English, radif means 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.

Arabic words for radif

Translations
رَدِيف radīf

English meaning of radif

  1. 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.

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Questions about radif in Arabic

What is the meaning of radif in Arabic?
Radif in Arabic is رَدِيف (radīf).
ما معنى كلمة radif؟
Radif: رَدِيف (radīf).
What does radif mean in English?
Radif means 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.

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