Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Talmeeh

तल्मीह

said tal-meeh

also written: Talmih

Meaning

A literary allusion to a well-known story, person or verse.

Usage & notes

Iqbal's poetry is dense with talmeeh, invoking figures such as Moses, Khizr and Rumi to carry layered meaning in a single line.

Related words

Allusion or metonymy; conveying a meaning indirectly rather than by its literal name.

The poetic device of incorporating another poet's line or verse into one's own composition.