rubab
rubab noun: a traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
Noun
rubab (plural rubabs)
- A traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
rubab meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Gujarati
rubab in Hindi
- musical instrument
- रूबाब rūbāb, रबाब rabāb, रब्बाब rabbāb, रबाबी rabābī, रवाब ravāb
rubab in Urdu
- musical instrument
- رباب rubāb
rubab in Punjabi
- rubab; a musical instrument
- ਰਬਾਬ rabāb
rubab in Gujarati
- rubab
- રબાબ rabāb
More languagesFewer languages
- rubab in Pashto
- رباب rubāb
- rubab in Persian
- رباب robâb
Forms of rubab
| plural | rubabs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rhubab |
| alternative form | robab |
Origin of rubab
Borrowed from Persian رُبَاب, from Arabic رُبَاب (rubāb), plural of رَبَابَة (rabāba); similar forms exist in many languages where the instrument is played, such as Pashto رَبَاب (rabāb), Punjabi ਰਬਾਬ (rabāb) / رَبَاب (rabāb), Hindustani (Hindi रबाब (rabāb) / Urdu رَبَاب (rabāb)).
Questions about rubab
- What does rubab mean?
- Rubab means a traditional lute-like musical instrument of Central Asia.
- What is rubab in Hindi?
- Rubab in Hindi is रूबाब (rūbāb), रबाब (rabāb), रब्बाब (rabbāb). See Rubab meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rubab?
- Rubab is a noun.
- What is the plural of rubab?
- The plural of rubab is rubabs.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rubab (page history and authors); ਰਬਾਬ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રબાબ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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