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Nizami
निज़ामी
said ni-zaa-mee
also written: Nizami Ganjavi
Meaning
Nizami of Ganja (c. 1141-1209), the Persian poet who gave the romances of Laila-Majnun and Khusrau-o-Shirin their classic verse form.
Usage & notes
Nizami is the master who immortalised the great romances; his name is bound up with the canonical retellings of the lovers poets endlessly invoke.
Related words
ARABIC
Laila
The beloved of Majnun; the archetypal beloved.
PERSIAN
Shirin
The Armenian princess of Persian romance, beloved of both the Sasanian king Khusrau Parvez and the stonecutter Farhad; her name means 'sweet'.
PERSIAN
Farhad
The stonecutter of Persian romance who, in love with Shirin, was set the impossible task of carving a channel through Mount Bisutun and died on hearing a false report of her death.