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Urdu Grammar

This document defines key terminology used in Urdu poetry including: - Misrah and sher which refer to lines and couplets in a poem. A sher consists of two misrahs. - Matlah refers to the first sher of a ghazal or qaseeda. The second sher is called the hussan e matlah. - Maqtah is the last sher which includes the poet's takhalus or pen name. - Radeef and qafiya refer to rhyming words used within a sher. Additional terminology defines punctuation marks and structures used for questions, exclamations, feelings and indirect speech in Urdu poetry.

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Urdu Grammar

This document defines key terminology used in Urdu poetry including: - Misrah and sher which refer to lines and couplets in a poem. A sher consists of two misrahs. - Matlah refers to the first sher of a ghazal or qaseeda. The second sher is called the hussan e matlah. - Maqtah is the last sher which includes the poet's takhalus or pen name. - Radeef and qafiya refer to rhyming words used within a sher. Additional terminology defines punctuation marks and structures used for questions, exclamations, feelings and indirect speech in Urdu poetry.

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Urdu Grammar

Terminology Explanation
Misrah First line of any sher
Sher 2 Misrah make one sher
Matlah Literal meaning: Talooh honay ki jagah
First sher of any ghazal/qaseeda
Hussan e Matlah 2nd sher of ghazal/qaseeda that comes after matlah
Maqtah Literal meaning: Katah karna/Katna
Last sher of any ghazal/qaseeda in which poet uses its takhalus
Radeef Last word of sher’s which is similar (Suno aisa nahi kartay – Safar tanha nahi kartay)
Qafiya Similar sound words before radeef, (Suno aisa nahi kartay – Safar tanha nahi kartay)
Tashbee Words used for giving tashbee: Ki Tarha, Jaisa, Manind
Wo sher ki tarha bahadur hai
Ista-ara Literal meaning: Udhar lena
Wo sher hai
Saktah , Shortest pause
Waqfah ; A little longer pause than saktah
Tafseeliyah :- Explain something. Name of English months:- Jan,feb,march,April
Istafamiya ? When asking question
Nadaiya ! To address someone, call someone. Mery ham watno!
Fajaiya ! Feelings, happy, sad, pain
Wawain “ ” Said indirectly
Qousain ( ) To specify something, Naveed(sub inspector) is my friend.
Khatam - Full stop

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