Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Arooz

अरूज़

said a-rooz

also written: Aruz

Meaning

The science of prosody; the study of poetic meter.

Usage & notes

Arooz governs the metrical patterns within which every ghazal and nazm of Iqbal is composed.

Related words

Metrical correctness and rhythmic balance of a line of verse.

A given meter-and-rhyme pattern set for a poetic gathering, on which all poets must compose.