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quatrain in Arabic

رُبَاعِيّ rubāʕiyy

/ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn/

quatrain in Arabic: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy). In English, quatrain means a poem in four lines.

Arabic words for quatrain

a stanza of four lines
رُبَاعِيّ rubāʕiyy

English meaning of quatrain

  1. noun A poem in four lines.
  2. noun A stanza of four lines.

Full definition of quatrain

quatrain in a sentence

  • Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,
  • Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:
  • And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught

Synonyms of quatrain

quatrain in other languages

Questions about quatrain in Arabic

What is the meaning of quatrain in Arabic?
Quatrain in Arabic is رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy).
ما معنى كلمة quatrain؟
Quatrain: رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy).
What does quatrain mean in English?
Quatrain means a poem in four lines.

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