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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muwashshah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
muwashshah
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.

noun

An Arabic song which uses a (frequently secular) text written in this verse as its lyrics.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوَشَّح (muwaššaḥ, “girdled”) (plural مُوَشَّحَات (muwaššaḥāt) or تَوَاشِيح (tawāšīḥ)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مُوَشَّح, و ش ح

Inflected Forms

muwashshahat (plural) tawashih (plural) muwashshahs (plural) muwashsha (alternative) muwashah (alternative) muwassah (alternative) muwassaha (alternative) muwashaha (alternative) moaxaja (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kharja

Questions

What does muwashshah mean?
An Arabic ode, a multi-lined strophic verse poem, generally of five stanzas alternating with a refrain.
Where does muwashshah come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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