As nouns the difference between rubab and rubai
is that rubab is a traditional central asian lute-like musical instrument while rubai is quatrain in classical arabic, persian, turkic or urdu poetry.
rubab
English
Alternative forms
* robab
Noun
(
en noun)
a traditional Central Asian lute-like musical instrument
rubai
Alternative forms
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Noun
(en-noun)
quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry
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