Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
شعر
/shiʿr/Roman
English meaning: Poetry
Arabic Definition
(العربية)الشعر هو فن أدبي يُعبّر فيه الشاعر عن مشاعره وأفكاره بأسلوب موزون مُقفّى أو حر. ويُعدّ الشعر العربي من أعرق الآداب الإنسانية وأغناها.
English Definition
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas through the use of distinctive style and rhythm.
Example
“الشعر العربي ديوان العرب وسجل تاريخهم.”
In English: “Arabic poetry is the record book of the Arabs and a chronicle of their history.”
Synonyms
- قصيدة
- نظم
Antonyms / Opposites
- نثر
Literary Heritage
“أَنَا الَّذِي نَظَرَ الأَعمَى إِلَى أَدَبِي وَأَسمَعَتْ كَلِمَاتِي مَن بِهِ صَمَمُ”
/Ana alladhī naẓara al-aʿmā ilā adabī wa-asmaʿat kalimātī man bihi ṣamamū/
“I am the one whose literary art made the blind see and whose words made the deaf hear.”
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