Where does “rubaiyat” come from?

rubaiyat (English) comes from Arabic رُبَاعِيَّات, from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ, from Arabic أَرْبَعَة — four.

rubaiyat (English): plural of rubai

Definitions

  1. plural of rubai

Ancestry of “rubaiyat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرُبَاعِيَّات—
2Arabicرُبَاعِيّ—
3Arabicأَرْبَعَةfour
Every word from Arabic أَرْبَعَة →Every word from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ →Every word from Arabic رُبَاعِيَّات →