Deccani Masnavi

Deccani Masnavi (Deccani: دکنی مثنوی; dakkʰinī mat̲h̲nawī) is the name of the poem written in rhyming couplets in Deccani Urdu. It originated during the Bahmani Sultanate of Deccan (now South India) in the early 14th century. The use of grammar and meter are similar with Masnavi of Urdu language.[1]

  1. ^ Bruijn, J.T.P. de; Flemming, B.; Rahman, Munibur. "Mat̲h̲nawī." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Edited by: P. Bearman , Th. Bianquis , C.E. Bosworth , E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill, 2010. Brill Online. Augustana. 18 October 2011 http://www.brillonline.nl/subscriber/entry?entry=islam_COM-0709[permanent dead link‍] pp.9