rubaʽi

noun

ru·​baʽi

rüˈbäˌē

plural rubaiyat

ˈrübēˌ(y)ät,

-bəˌyät,

-ˌbīˌ(y)ät,

usually -ät+V

also rubais

: quatrain

Word History

Etymology

Arabic rubāʽīyah, from rubāʽīy composed of four elements

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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