Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Noha

नौहा
said NAU-haa
also written: Nauha,Noha,Nawha
Meaning

A short elegiac lament sung in mourning, especially for the martyrs of Karbala.

Literally: wailing, lamentation

Related words
ARABIC

Marsia

An elegy, especially the long narrative lament commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Husain at Karbala.

PERSIAN

Soz

Burning; inner fire, fervour, pathos.

ARABIC

Salam

A poem of salutation to the martyrs of Karbala, recited in their remembrance.

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