Where does “rubai” come from?

rubai (Turkish) comes from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ, from Arabic أَرْبَعَة — four.

rubai (Turkish): rubai; quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian,...

Definitions

  1. rubai; quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian,...

Ancestry of “rubai”, step by step

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