English
rubai
Rubai comes from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ ‘consisting of four, quadripartite, fourfold,…’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرُبَاعِيّ‘consisting of four, quadripartite, fourfold, quadruple’
- Englishtodayrubai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرُبَاعِيّ‘consisting of four, quadripartite, fourfold, quadruple’
- Englishtodayrubai
Every English word from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ
Today it means
noun A quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رُبَاعِيّ / rubai