rubáiyát

/ ˈruːbaɪˌjæt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubáiyát¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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The Rubaiyat would deserve mention but for the danger of misunderstanding its message.

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Wherever the English speech is spoken or read, the Rubaiyat have taken their place as a classic.

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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.

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