marsiya

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Persian مرثیه

Noun[edit]

marsiya (plural marsiyas)

  1. (poetry) An elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hussain ibn Ali and his comrades of the Karbala'.