What does Al-tshṭyr mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-tshṭyr (تشطير) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-tshṭyr

Al-tshṭyr according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Among the elegant verbal embellishments, it consists in making each hemistich of the verse rhymed with a rhyme different from that of the other hemistich, as Abu Tammam said in his praise of Al-Mu'tasim bi-Allah, one of the Abbasid caliphs, when he conquered Amorium.

Al-tshṭyr according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Making each hemistich of the verse have a rhyme different from its counterpart.

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