روباه

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See also: روباہ

Persian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwpʾh /⁠rōbāh⁠/, fox), from Old Persian *raupāθah (fox), from Proto-Iranian *HrawpaHcáh.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? rōḇāh
Dari reading? rōbāh
Iranian reading? rubâh
Tajik reading? rüboh

Noun[edit]

Dari روباه
Iranian Persian
Tajik рӯбоҳ

روباه (rubâh) (plural روباهان (rubâhân) or روباه‌ها (rubâh-hâ))

  1. fox
  2. (figurative) a cunning and sly person
    من عمراً به این روباهِ پیر اعتماد نمی‌کنم!
    man omran be in rubâh-e pir e'temâd nemikonam
    I won't trust this sly old fox!
  3. (figurative, derogatory) The British Empire, the United Kingdom, or England
    انگلیس یه روباه حقّه‌بازه!
    engelis ye rubâh-e hoqqe-bâze!
    England (UK) is a sly fox!

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Malay: rubah
    • Indonesian: rubah
  • Ottoman Turkish: روباه (rubah)

References[edit]

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “روباه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press