روبه
Malay
Alternative forms
- rubah
Etymology
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).
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
Noun
روبه • (rubah) (plural روبَهان (rubah-ân))
- (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