chaahaar pareh
English translation: tetrastich
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| 05:20 Jul 20, 2005 |
| Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | ||||
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|  Selected response from: Ali Beikian Iran Local time: 05:34 | |||
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| 4 | quatrain |
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quatrain Explanation: The word Chaar pareh has many different meanings in Farsi.One meaning is buckshot, which is a type of bullet. It is also the name of a musical instrument and also a kind of rhythm. In literature chaar paareh refers to a couple of lines in a poem which consist of four rhymed parts. The closest English equivalent is: quatrain,although it is a bit different. |
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