Rajaz
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thumb|A manuscript of an urjūza (versification) of Muqaddimat Ibn Rushd ("The Introduction of Ibn Rushd al-Jadd," grandfather of Ibn Rushd the philosopher) Rajaz (, literally 'tremor, spasm, convulsion as may occur in the behind of a camel when it wants to rise') is a metre used in classical Arabic poetry. A poem composed in this metre is an urjūza. The metre accounts for about 3% of surviving ancient and classical Arabic verse. Some historians believe that rajaz evolved from saj'.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rajaz is referenced by 158 other articles, and connects out to International Standard Book Number, Abu Nuwas and Averroes.
Vinony files it under Arabic and Central Asian poetics, Arabic poetry and Arabic poetry forms.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- meter
- Part of
- bahr
- Main subject
- Arabic prosody
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- Arabic poetry
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Form
- Example
- Relationship to Sarī‘
- Key studies
- References
- Sources
thumb|A manuscript of an urjūza (versification) of Muqaddimat Ibn Rushd ("The Introduction of Ibn Rushd al-Jadd," grandfather of Ibn Rushd the philosopher) Rajaz (, literally 'tremor, spasm, convulsion as may occur in the behind of a camel when it wants to rise') is a metre used in classical Arabic poetry. A poem composed in this metre is an urjūza. The metre accounts for about 3% of surviving ancient and classical Arabic verse. Some historians believe that rajaz evolved from saj'.
==Form==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rajaz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.