rubáiyát

British

/ ˈruːbaɪˌjæt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rubáiyát

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

Example Sentences

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He hated the Omar Khayyám brigade – you know the rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the popular Persian poem translated by Edward Fitzgerald.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2013

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