راہب

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راهب (rāhib), from Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib). Compare Punjabi راہب / ਰਾਹਬ (rāhab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɦɪb/
• Rhymes: -ɪb

Noun

راہِب • (rāhib) m (Hindi spelling राहिब)

1. monk

Declension

Declension of راہب
	singular	plural
direct	راہب (rāhib)	راہب (rāhib)
oblique	راہب (rāhib)	راہبوں (rāhibō̃)
vocative	راہب (rāhib)	راہبو (rāhibō)

Derived terms

• راہبانہ (rāhibānā, “monastic”)
• راہبانیت (rāhibāniyat, “monasticism”)

Related terms

• راہبہ (rāhibā)

References

• “راہب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “راہب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.