Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Matam

मातम
Meaning

Ritual mourning, especially the chest-beating lamentation performed by Shias during Muharram for Imam Husain.

Literally: mourning

Related words
ARABIC

Nauha

A dirge or lamentation chanted in mourning, especially for the martyrs of Karbala.

ARABIC

Marsiya

An elegy, especially one lamenting the martyrs of Karbala.

ARABIC

Muharram

The first month of the Islamic calendar, sacred and mourned for the martyrdom at Karbala.

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