rubáiyát

/ (ˈruːbaɪˌjæt) /


noun
  1. prosody (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas

Origin of rubáiyát

1
C19: from Arabic rubā'īyah, from rubā'īy consisting of four elements

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How to use rubáiyát in a sentence

  • This is sufficiently proved from his large work—the illustrations to the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam."

  • He had recently finished the illustrations for the Rubaiyat and the book was published while we were in Rome.

    Nights | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • The Rubaiyat would deserve mention but for the danger of misunderstanding its message.

    The Young Man and the World | Albert J. Beveridge
  • Wherever the English speech is spoken or read, the Rubaiyat have taken their place as a classic.

  • It was a first edition of the Rubaiyat, the one with the jeweled peacock cover, and it would have been worth a fortune back home.

    Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge Kelleam