Epigram, classical Arabic

by Van Gelder, Geert Jan

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The nearest Arabic equivalent of “ epigram ,” a short poem with a witty turn of thought, is maqṭūʿ or maqṭūʿa (lit. “fragment,” pl. maqāṭīʿ ), but this is a misleading word, because it suggests that the poem was originally part of a larger whole. The same is true of the terms qiṭʿa and muqaṭṭaʿa , which are derived from the same root ( q-ṭ-ʿ , to cut off) and often have similar meanings. Many short pieces, especially from the earlier periods, may have been part of longer poems not preserved in …

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The nearest Arabic equivalent of “ epigram ,” a short poem with a witty turn of thought, is maqṭūʿ or maqṭūʿa (lit. “fragment,” pl. maqāṭīʿ ), but this is a misleading word, because it suggests that the poem was originally part of a larger whole. The same is true of the terms qiṭʿa and muqaṭṭaʿa , which are derived from the same root ( q-ṭ-ʿ , to cut off) and often have similar meanings. Many short pieces, especially from the earlier periods, may have been part of longer poems not preserved in their entirety:

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1917

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eng Islam

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Van Gelder, Geert Jan

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