"روباه" meaning in Persian

See روباه in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɾoː.βɑːh] [Classical-Persian], [roː.bɑːʱ] [Dari, formal], [roː.bɑːʱ] [Dari, formal], [roː.bɑː] [Kabuli], [rʊː.bɔː] (note: Hazaragi), [ɹuː.bɒːʱ] [Iran, formal], [ɾɵ.bɔʱ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: rubâh [romanization], روباهان [plural], روباهها [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwpʾh /⁠rōbāh⁠/, “fox”), from Old Persian *raupāθah (“fox”), from Proto-Iranian *HrawpaHcáh. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fa|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|fa|pal|sc=Phlv|t=fox|tr=lwpʾh|ts=rōbāh}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwpʾh /⁠rōbāh⁠/, “fox”), {{inh|fa|peo|*raupāθah|t=fox}} Old Persian *raupāθah (“fox”), {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*HrawpaHcáh}} Proto-Iranian *HrawpaHcáh Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|روباهان|or|روباهها|||f1tr=rubâhân|f2tr=rubâh-hâ|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=rubâh|tr2=|tr3=}} روباه • (rubâh) (plural روباهان (rubâhân) or روباهها (rubâh-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=روباهان|pl2=روباهها|pl2tr=rubâh-hâ|pltr=rubâhân|tr=rubâh}} روباه • (rubâh) (plural روباهان (rubâhân) or روباهها (rubâh-hâ))
  1. fox
    Sense id: en-روباه-fa-noun-d2yzJqsM
  2. (figurative) a cunning and sly person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-روباه-fa-noun-EvS9p57L
  3. (figurative, derogatory) The British Empire, the United Kingdom, or England Tags: derogatory, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-روباه-fa-noun-awccifdK Disambiguation of Canids: 31 4 65 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: روبَه (rubah) [poetic] Derived forms: دمروباهی (dom-rubâhi) (english: foxtail grass), روباه قطبی (rubâh-e qotbi) (english: arctic fox)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "foxtail grass",
      "roman": "dom-rubâhi",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "arctic fox",
      "roman": "rubâh-e qotbi",
      "word": "روباه قطبی"
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: روباه (rubah)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: روباه (rubah)"
    }
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      },
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        {
          "english": "I won't trust this sly old fox!",
          "roman": "man omran be in rubâh-e pir e'temâd nemikonam",
          "text": "من عمراً به این روباهِ پیر اعتماد نمیکنم!",
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        {
          "_dis": "3 4 92",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "3 3 94",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "1 13 85",
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            "Nature"
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        {
          "english": "England (UK) is a sly fox!",
          "roman": "engelis ye rubâh-e hoqqe-bâze!",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "See also: کار، کار انگلیسیهاست"
        }
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          "United Kingdom",
          "United Kingdom"
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          "England",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɾoː.βɑːh]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[roː.bɑːʱ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[roː.bɑːʱ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[roː.bɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[rʊː.bɔː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɹuː.bɒːʱ]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾɵ.bɔʱ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "روبَه"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:روباه"
  ],
  "word": "روباه"
}
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    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms",
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      "roman": "dom-rubâhi",
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    },
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      "english": "arctic fox",
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      "word": "روباه قطبی"
    }
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        }
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "روباهان",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "روباهها",
      "roman": "rubâh-hâ",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "I won't trust this sly old fox!",
          "roman": "man omran be in rubâh-e pir e'temâd nemikonam",
          "text": "من عمراً به این روباهِ پیر اعتماد نمیکنم!",
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "England (UK) is a sly fox!",
          "roman": "engelis ye rubâh-e hoqqe-bâze!",
          "text": "انگلیس یه روباه حقّهبازه!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "See also: کار، کار انگلیسیهاست"
        }
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          "British Empire",
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[roː.bɑːʱ]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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        "Iran",
        "formal"
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    {
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  ],
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}

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