رباعی

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [rʊ.bɑː.ʔíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [rʊ.bɑː.jíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ru.bɔː.jí]

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

Noun

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

  1. (poetry) rubai
    Synonyms: دوبیتی (do-beyti), 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, 2024.
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