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radif

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The word which must end both lines of the first couplet and the second line of all the following couplets in a Persian, Turkic or Urdu ghazal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Classical Persian رَدِیف (radīf), from Arabic رَدِيف (radīf).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَدِيف (radīf) — Translations
  • Azerbaijani: rədif — Translations
  • Persian: ردیف (radif) — Translations
  • Tajik: радиф (radif) — Translations
  • Tatar: рәдиф (rädif) — Translations
  • Turkish: redif — Translations
  • Ottoman Turkish: ردیف (redîf) — Translations
  • Turkmen: redif — Translations
  • Urdu: رَدِیف (radīf) — Translations
  • Uzbek: radif — Translations