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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), related to أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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ruḇā'ī
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| Dari reading?
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rubā'ī
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| Iranian reading?
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robâ'i
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| Tajik reading?
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ruboʾi
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Noun
| Dari
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رباعی
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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рубоӣ
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رباعی • (robâ'i) (plural رباعیات (robâ'iyyât))
- (poetry) rubai
- Synonyms: دوبیتی (dobeyti), ترانه (tarâne)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رباعی (rubā'ī), from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), related to أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).
Pronunciation
Noun
رُباعی • (rubāʿī) f (Hindi spelling रुबाई)
- (poetry) rubai
- four stages
References
- “رباعی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “رباعی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.