Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Radif

रदीफ़

said ra-DEEF

also written: Radeef,Radif

Meaning

The word or phrase repeated identically at the end of each rhyming line of a ghazal, coming immediately after the qafia.

Literally: one who rides behind on the same mount

Related words

The rhyming word or syllable that recurs before the radif in each rhyming line of a ghazal or poem.

The opening couplet of a ghazal or ode, in which both lines rhyme.

A lyric poem of rhymed couplets sharing a single meter and refrain.