56%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Arabic, Urdu Scripts رباب(Arabic, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /ru.ˈbaːb/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an Arabic word referring to a type of stringed musical instrument. This was the name of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantRabab(Arabic) Other Languages & CulturesRübabə(Azerbaijani) Robab, Robabeh(Persian) Categories music, musical instruments