Nashid

a hymn, a chant, a piece of vocal music. The root term " N-SH-D " refers to a search for a lost object. Anshada means to recite poetry. The term Nashid itself considered as referring to the raising of the human voice , probably took on its musical connotation at the time when the melodius recitation of poetry in public became fashionable. The term as it appears in literature relating to music...