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marsiya

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Etymology

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From Persian مرثیه (marsiye), from Arabic مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya).

Noun

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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'.