রুবাঈ

See also: রুবাইয়াৎ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رباعی (robâ'i) which is from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), from أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rubai̯/, [ˈrubai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹubai̯/, [ɹubai̯]

Noun

রুবাঈ • (rubai) (objective রুবাঈ (rubai) or রুবাঈকে (rubaike), genitive রুবাঈর (rubair), locative রুবাঈতে (rubaite))

1. (poetry) rubai; a quatrain in Classical Arabic or Persian poetry.

Inflection

Inflection of রুবাঈ
nominative	রুবাঈ rubai
objective	রুবাঈ / রুবাঈকে rubai (semantically general or indefinite) / rubaike (semantically definite)
genitive	রুবাঈর rubair
locative	রুবাঈতে / রুবাঈয় rubaite / rubaiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	রুবাঈ rubai
objective	রুবাঈ / রুবাঈকে rubai (semantically general or indefinite) / rubaike (semantically definite)
genitive	রুবাঈর rubair
locative	রুবাঈতে / রুবাঈয় rubaite / rubaiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	রুবাঈটি , রুবাঈটা rubaiṭi, rubaiṭa		রুবাঈগুলি, রুবাঈগুলা, রুবাঈগুলো rubaiguli, rubaigula, rubaigulō
objective	রুবাঈটি, রুবাঈটা rubaiṭi, rubaiṭa		রুবাঈগুলি, রুবাঈগুলা, রুবাঈগুলো rubaiguli, rubaigula, rubaigulō
genitive	রুবাঈটির, রুবাঈটার rubaiṭir, rubaiṭar		রুবাঈগুলির, রুবাঈগুলার, রুবাঈগুলোর rubaigulir, rubaigular, rubaigulōr
locative	রুবাঈটিতে, রুবাঈটাতে, রুবাঈটায় rubaiṭite, rubaiṭate, rubaiṭaẏ		রুবাঈগুলিতে, রুবাঈগুলাতে, রুবাঈগুলায়, রুবাঈগুলোতে rubaigulite, rubaigulate, rubaigulaẏ, rubaigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “রুবাই, রুবাঈ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রুবাই, রুবাঈ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh