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Nabati meter and rhyme
Type a verse or a whole poem in Gulf Nabati Arabic and see its meter — Mashoub, Sakhri, Hilali, Hjeni and more — with each half cut into its feet. Below: the rhyme, rhyming words from Emirati poetry, and suggested words and halves that fit your meter.
Scansion runs in your browser — only «Suggest rhymes» sends the verse to an AI model
First half / second half on one line, one verse per line — or paste the poem one half per line.
Nabati meters and their feet
Feet per half, with the classical name in brackets. Sources: Arabic Wikipedia «Nabati meters» and Abdulaziz bin Hamad al-Qadi, al-Jazirah (2026-01-05).
How to use it
- Type the verse: first half / second half on one line. For a poem, one verse per line.
- Press «Scan» — the meter appears with each half cut into its feet.
- If it isn't clear, try the meters listed under the name and compare their scansion.
- Below: the rhyme, rhyming words from Emirati poetry, and «Suggest rhymes» for new words and halves.
Questions
How does it find the meter without vowel marks?
It tries every possible reading of the letters (vowelled or not, long vowels, assimilated «al-») against every meter with its usual variations, and picks the meter that fits with the fewest changes. With several verses the meter is chosen for the whole poem, which is more accurate.
How accurate is it?
On verses of known meter by al-Majidi bin Dhahir, Fatat al-Arab, Salem al-Jamri and Rabi bin Yaqout, the right meter comes first for 13 of 18 single verses and is always in the top three. Nabati is scanned by ear, so if your verse is said differently, pick the meter from the buttons and check its scansion.
What do / and 0 mean?
Arabic prosody marks: «/» a vowelled letter and «0» a still one. For example «mustafʿilun» = /0/0//0.
Is my text sent anywhere?
The scansion and the rhymes from Emirati poetry run in your browser. Only «Suggest rhymes» sends the verse to an AI model to make suggestions; we don't keep it.