मरसिया

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مرثیه (marsiya), from Arabic مَرْثِيَة (marṯiya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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मरसिया (marsiyām (Urdu spelling مرثیہ)

  1. a marsiya (poem of mourning for the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala)
  2. (by extension) a lament, elegy

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