Rāwī

A rāwī (literally 'reciter') was, in pre-Islamic Arabic tradition, a person trained in reciting oral poetry. The custom was for a rāwī to become s disciple of another poet, learning their work by heart and performing it to others.[1] A related term is rāwiya ('transmitter').

References
  1. 'Rāwī', in Encyclopædia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/rawi.


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