Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as musnud.

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Examples

  • A council of war was held -- the Bêgam was taken out from under the gun, and reseated on the 'masnad'.

    Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

  • 'gadî', or 'gaddî', is the cushioned seat, also known as 'masnad', which serves a Hindoo prince as a throne; and 'dohâi' is the ordinary form of a cry for redress.

    Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

  • "Al-bisát" wa'l-masnad lit. the carpet and the cushion.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • “Al-bisát” wa’l-masnad lit. the carpet and the cushion.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The pillar said: Due to your separation my soul has turned into blood); Masnadat budam az man taakhti, bar sare minbar tu masnad saakhti I was your support; now you have run away from me; you have devised a place to lean against upon the pulpit)…In the end Rumi hits in the center of our hearts and says: Hearken, O heedless one!

    Archive 2007-12-01 mkhalfan@gmail.com 2007

  • The pillar said: Due to your separation my soul has turned into blood); Masnadat budam az man taakhti, bar sare minbar tu masnad saakhti I was your support; now you have run away from me; you have devised a place to lean against upon the pulpit)…In the end Rumi hits in the center of our hearts and says: Hearken, O heedless one!

    The Pillar of Hannana Moans mkhalfan@gmail.com 2007

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