روبه

Malay

Alternative forms

rubah

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (rubâh), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōpās), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *laupāća, diminutive of *laupi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯l(o)p ~ *h₂ulp ((red) fox).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rubah]
Rhymes: -ubah, -bah, -ah

Noun

روبه (Rumi spelling rubah, plural روبه٢‎, informal 1st possessive روبهکو‎, 2nd possessive روبهمو‎)

fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Synonyms

musang / موسڠ‎

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoːˈbah/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoːˈbah/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾuːˈbæh/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾɵˈbah/

Noun

روبه • (rubah) (plural روبَهان‎ (rubah-ân))

(poetic) Alternative form of ‎
Habib Yaghmaei, the Persian translation of The Fox and the Crow:

‏‎‎
rubah-e por-farib-o hilat-sâz / raft pây-e deraxt-o kard âvâz
The sly, deceitfull fox / stood by the tree and started to sing

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