Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Mazmun

मज़मून

said maz-MOON

also written: Mazmoon,Mazmun

Meaning

The theme, subject or conceit of a verse — the idea a poet sets out to express and adorn.

Literally: that which is contained, content

Related words

Meaning, inner significance — as opposed to outer form.

A poetic idea, fancy or conceit — the imaginative thought a verse sets out to capture.

A couplet — the basic complete unit of Urdu and Persian poetry, made of two misra.