Persian · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Rekhti

रेख़्ती

said REKH-tee

also written: Rekhti,Rekhtee

Meaning

A genre of Urdu verse written in a woman's voice and idiom, using feminine speech and domestic imagery.

Literally: feminine form of Rekhta

Related words

An early name for the Urdu language as a medium of poetry — the 'scattered/mixed' tongue blending Persian and Hindavi.

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