روبه

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Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian روباه (rubâh), from Middle Persian (rōpās), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯l(o)p ~ *h₂ulp ((red) fox).

Pronunciation

Noun

روبه (Rumi spelling rubah, plural روبه٢, informal 1st possessive روبهکو, 2nd possessive روبهمو)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Synonyms

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? rōḇah
Dari reading? rōbah
Iranian reading? rubah
Tajik reading? rübah

Noun

Dari روبه
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯбаҳ

روبه (rubah) (plural روبَهان (rubah-ân))

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of روباه
    • Habib Yaghmaei, the Persian translation of The Fox and the Crow:
      روبه پرفریب و حیلت‌ساز / رفت پای درخت و کرد آواز
      rubah-e por-farib-o hilat-sâz / raft pây-e deraxt-o kard âvâz
      The sly, deceitfull fox / stood by the tree and started to sing