ربوہ
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic رُبْوَة (rubwa, “height, hill”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾəb.ʋɑ(ɦ)/
Noun edit
رَبْوَہ • (rabvah) m (Hindi spelling रब्वा)
- an elevated place, high ground
- The piece of land where the Dome of the Rock is sited in Jerusalem, called so because it is higher than its surroundings. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Proper noun edit
رَبْوَہ • (rabva) m (Hindi spelling रब्वह)
- Rabwah (a city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan), an important city for Ahmadi Muslims and former headquarters of the Ahmadiyya community, an area higher than its surroundings.
Usage notes edit
This name is mainly used by Ahmadis and is the former name of the city, now officially known as چناب نگر (“Chenab Nagar”).