Rubab: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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رباب
رَبَاب
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Rubab (رباب, Arabic رَبَاب) means “a white cloud”. It comes from the Arabic root ر ب ب. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ر ب ب.
- Meaning
- a white cloud
- معنی
- سفید بادل
Where it comes from
Lane gives rabāb as white clouds; in Pakistan it is usually said Rubab. Rabāb is also a stringed instrument.
- Say it
- ru-baabAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ر ب ب
- Other spellings
- Rabab · Rubaab
- Known bearer
- Rabab bint Imra al-Qays, wife of Husayn ibn Ali
- Themes
- Nature