rubáiyát

/ (ˈruːbaɪˌjæt) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for rubáiyát

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

Words nearby rubáiyát

Ruanda, Ruanda-Urundi, rub, rubaboo, rub-a-dub, rubáiyát, Rubaiyat stanza, Rubʿ al Khali, rub along, Rubarth's disease, rubasse

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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."
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New|Walter Crane
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.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various

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