Theory and Practice in Arabic Metrics |
Common terms and phrases
Abū acceptable according al-Halil ancient appears Arabic metrics Arabic poetry argument basis Cairo called chapter circle classical clear complete composition concerned considered contains course derived discussion elements equivalence example existing explained fact feet final foot formula give given hafif hemistich identical illah important initial instance Kitāb least length letter lines literature long syllable means mentioned metre MORAE Muḥammad munsariḥ NUMBER OF SYLLABLES occur paradigm words pattern poem poet position possible practice present prosodic quantity rağaz ramal reason referred regarded represented rhyme rules sabab sarī seems short syllable SLSL starting statement stress structure suggest taken theoretical theory third trochaic types variation verse vols vowel watid Weil's ziḥāf