Save Gender Feminine Usage Persian Mythology, Persian Scripts رودابه(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /ɾuː.dɒː.ˈbe/(Persian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Persian رود (rōd) meaning "river, torrent" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the Persian epic the Shahnameh Rudabeh was the mother of the hero Rostam and the wife of Zal.