روبرو

Persian

Alternative forms

روبه‌رو (ru-be-ru), رو به رو (ru be ru)

Etymology

Univerbation of (ru, “face”) +‎ (be, “to”) +‎ (ru, “face”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.ba.ˈɾoː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.bä.ɾoː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roː.bä.ɾoː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊː.bä.ɾʊː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuː.be.ɹuː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵ.bä.ɾɵ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rō-ba-rō
Dari reading^?	rō-ba-rō
Iranian reading^?	ru-be-ru
Tajik reading^?	rü-ba-rü

Preposition

روبرو • (ruberu)

face-to-face
facing
― kâfe ruberu daryâ ― café facing the sea

Derived terms

روبرو شدن (ruberu šodan)
روبرو کردن (ruberu kardan)

Descendants

→ Hindi: रूबरू (rūbrū)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਰੂਬਰੂ (rūbarū)

Shahmukhi script: روبرو (rūbarū)
→ Uzbek: roʻpara
→ Uyghur: روبرۇ (robru)
→ Azerbaijani: üzbəüz (calque)