روبرو

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾoː.βa.ɾoː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roː.bä.ɾoː]

• (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-ḇa-rō
Dari reading?	rō-ba-rō
Iranian reading?	ru-be-ru
Tajik reading?	rü-ba-rü

Preposition

روبرو • (ruberu)

1. face-to-face
2. facing

   کافه روبرو دریا ― kâfe ruberu daryâ ― café facing the sea

Derived terms

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