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Recording Samples:

Muwashah Ya Man Nasha in maqam Nahawand.

Ayyub (also spelled Ayoub) is primarily used in Sufi music and folk. It is also called Zaar. It is seldom used as a rhythm for Muwashahat.

Ayyub in Arabic is the byblical name Jobe.

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Muwashah Ya Sahi s-Sabru Waha Minni in maqam Bayati.

Malfuf is primarily used in folk and popular Arabic music. It is seldom used as a rhythm for Muwashahat.

Malfuf in Arabic means Wrapped or Spun Around (Malfuf feels very short and cyclical).

Common Modulations: Ayyub.

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In Arabic Wahda means One or Single, Mukallafah means Complex.

See Also: Wahda

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Recording Samples:

Muwashah (under construction)

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See Also: Ayyub

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Muwashah Ya Man Laaibat Bihi Shamulu in maqam Rast.

The Samai Ta'er rhythm is the simplest form of 3/8. It is quite fast and light.

Also called: Waltz.
See Also: Yuruk Samai

Samai is a Turkish word (from Saz Semaï), Ta'er is an Arabic word that means Flying.

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Recording Samples:

	Muwashah Sidu l-Milah in maqam Hijaz.
	Muwashah Afdika Dhabyan Mubtasim in maqam Suznak.

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Muwashah Adir Lana Akwab in maqam Saba.

Maqsum is probably the most recognizable Arabic rhythm, primarily used in folk and popular music. It is rarely used as a rhythm for Muwashahat.

Maqsum means Divided in Arabic.

Common Modulation: Masmudi Saghir.

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Recording Samples:

	Muwashah Ya Sahi s-Sabru Waha Minni in maqam Bayati.
	Muwashah Instrumental by Al Kindi Ensemble in maqam Bayati.

Masmudi Saghir is primarily used in folk and popular Arabic music. It is seldom used as a rhythm for Muwashahat. This rhythm is a fast version of Masmudi Kabir.

Also called: Baladi.

Saghir means Small or Little in Arabic.

Common Modulation: Maqsum.

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Recording Samples:

	Muwashah Kahhala s-Sihru Uyanan in maqam Bayati.
	Muwashah Ana La Asmaau l-Mulim in maqam Bayati.

Wahda means One or Single in Arabic.

Wahda is primarily used with vocal music, and is played in a slow but steady and rich style.

Although the rhythm signature of Wahda is a slowed down version of Malfuf, they radically differ in style and feel.

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Muwashah Fil Rowd Ana Shufti l-Gamil in Hijaz Kar Kurd.

Aaraj in Arabic means Limping (probably because it is odd, and has one beat more than a 4/4 rhythm).

Also called: Usul Aghar Aqsaq (Aqsaq in Turkish also means Limping, and Usul is used to mean Rhythm).