Mahsati
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mahsatī Dabīr, Mehseti-Khanum Ganjevi, Mehseti Ganjevi, Mehseti Ganjavi
thumb|"Ahmad Sanjar|Sultan Sanjar surprises his beloved entertaining Mahsati in his tent". Folio from the Majalis al-ushshaq, dated October/November 1552 Mahsati () was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose ''ruba'iyat'' (quatrains) in her native language.
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- Thousand Years of Great Female Persian Classical Poets
- Mahsati, Jahan and Makhfi -Three Great Female Sufi Persian Poets
- Ruba'iyat of Mahsati
- MAHSATI the GREAT, OUTRAGEOUS, FEMALE, SUFI POET Selected Poems : (Large Print & Large Format Edition)
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thumb|"Ahmad Sanjar|Sultan Sanjar surprises his beloved entertaining Mahsati in his tent". Folio from the Majalis al-ushshaq, dated October/November 1552 Mahsati () was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose ''ruba'iyat (quatrains) in her native language.
== Name == Various interpretations of her name have been suggested based on the consonants mhsty, such as Mahisti, Mahsiti or Mihisti. The most accurate interpretation is likely Mahsati, seemingly a combination of māh (moon) and the early Indian loanword satī (virtuous lady).
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