رباعی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), related to أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? rubā'ī
Dari reading? rubā'ī
Iranian reading? robâ'i
Tajik reading? rubo'i

Noun

Dari رباعی
Iranian Persian
Tajik рубоӣ

رباعی • (robâ'i) (plural رباعیات (robâ'iyyât))

  1. (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)

  1. (poetry) rubai
  2. 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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