different between rubab vs rubai

English

Alternative forms

• robab

Noun

rubab (plural rubabs)

1. A traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.

Translations

Anagrams

• Bubar, Burba, abbur

English

Alternative forms

• ruba'i

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????????? (rub??iyy), from ?????????? (?arba?a, “four”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?u??b??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?u?ba?/

Noun

rubai (plural rubaiyat or rubais)

1. (poetry) A quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry.

Anagrams

• Aubri

Italian

Verb

rubai

1. first-person singular past historic of rubare

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?uvi/

Etymology 1

Verb

·rubai

1. third-person singular habitual present indicative ro-form prototonic of at·tá

Etymology 2

Verb

·rubai

1. inflection of benaid:
   1. third-person singular perfect prototonic
   2. second-person singular present subjunctive prototonic ro-form

Mutation

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ?????????? (rub??iyy), from ?????????? (?arba?a)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??b???i?]
• Hyphenation: ru?ba?i

Noun

rubai (definite accusative rubaiyi, plural rubailer)

1. rubai; quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry

Declension