روبه

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Persian روباه (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).

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Noun

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

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

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Persian

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Readings
Classical reading? rōḇah
Dari reading? rōbah
Iranian reading? rubah
Tajik reading? rübah

Noun

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Dari روبه
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯбаҳ

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

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of روباه
    • Habib Yaghmaei, the Persian translation of The Fox and the Crow:
      روبه پرفریب و حیلت‌ساز / رفت پای درخت و کرد آواز
      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