Etymology

rubai

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Today it means: A quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry. Full definition →

Arabic رُبَاعِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromرُبَاعِيّ
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromرُبَاعِيّ
  3. English todayrubai

Borrowed from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy).

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