#adjective
3 stories
دَرْسُ النَّعْتِ | The Lesson of the Adjective
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A calligrapher in Isfahan learns the art of description through النعت والمنعوت, as she paints the beauty of a forbidden visitor in precise adjectives.
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دَرْسُ الصِّفَةِ المُشَبَّهَةِ | The Lesson of the Resembling Adjective
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A portrait painter in medieval Tabriz learns the grammar of permanent qualities through الصفة المشبهة, where traits are painted with words.
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دَرْسُ النَّعْتِ وَالمَنْعُوتِ | The Lesson of Adjective Agreement
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
A poetry master teaches a merchant's daughter the art of adjective agreement, finding that descriptions of beauty lead to unexpected intimacy.
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