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marsiyas

marsiyas is the plural of marsiya.

Meaning of marsiya

Noun

marsiya (plural marsiyas)

  1. (Shia) an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hussain ibn Ali and his comrades of the Karbala' in the Battle of Karbala
  2. (Shia, broadly) a lamentation for one dead, an elegy, a dirge, an epideceum (especially the one sung during the Muharram in commemoration of Hasan and Husayn)

Questions about marsiyas

What is marsiyas the plural of?
Marsiyas is the plural of marsiya.

Words near marsiyas in the dictionary

  1. marsin
  2. marsipobranch
  3. marsipobranchiate
  4. marsipobranchs
  5. marsiya
  6. marsiyas
  7. Marske
  8. Marske-by-the-Sea
  9. Marsland
  10. Marslike
  11. marsling

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