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tahrir

tahrir noun: a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East.

Noun

tahrir (plural tahrirs)

  1. a 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 103
    • 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

Forms of tahrir

pluraltahrirs
alternative formtahreer

Origin of tahrir

Borrowed from Persian تحریر (tahrir), from Arabic تَحْرِير (taḥrīr, “liberation; release”).

Phrases with tahrir

Questions about tahrir

What does tahrir mean?
Tahrir means a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East.
What part of speech is tahrir?
Tahrir is a noun.
What is the plural of tahrir?
The plural of tahrir is tahrirs.

Words near tahrir in the dictionary

  1. tahor
  2. tahou
  3. tahr
  4. tahri
  5. tahrif
  6. tahrir
  7. tahrirs
  8. tahrs
  9. tahseel
  10. tahseeldar
  11. tahseeldars

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