رباعی

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾu.βɑː.ˈʔiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊ.bɑː.ʔíː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹo.bɒː.ʔíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾu.bɔ.ʔí]

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

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾʊ.bɑː.(ʔ)iː/

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.