Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ر ب و (r b w)
10 terms

Compare Hebrew ריבית (ribít, interest).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رِبًا (ribanm (dual رِبَوَان (ribawān) or رِبَيَان (ribayān))

  1. interest
  2. (Islamic finance) usury, usurious interest
  3. gain in selling, profit
Declension
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Declension of noun رِبًا (riban)
singular singular in ـًا (-an)
indefinite definite construct
informal رِبَا
ribā
الرِّبَا
ar-ribā
رِبَا
ribā
nominative رِبًا
riban
الرِّبَا
ar-ribā
رِبَا
ribā
accusative رِبًا
riban
الرِّبَا
ar-ribā
رِبَا
ribā
genitive رِبًا
riban
الرِّبَا
ar-ribā
رِبَا
ribā
dual indefinite definite construct
informal رِبَوَيْن‎; رِبَيَيْن
ribawayn‎; ribayayn
الرِّبَوَيْن‎; الرِّبَيَيْن
ar-ribawayn‎; ar-ribayayn
رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
nominative رِبَوَانِ‎; رِبَيَانِ
ribawāni‎; ribayāni
الرِّبَوَانِ‎; الرِّبَيَانِ
ar-ribawāni‎; ar-ribayāni
رِبَوَا‎; رِبَيَا
ribawā‎; ribayā
accusative رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ
ribawayni‎; ribayayni
الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ
ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni
رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
genitive رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ
ribawayni‎; ribayayni
الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ
ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni
رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
Descendants
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  • English: riba
  • Hausa: r̃ìba
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रिबा (ribā)
    Urdu: ربا (ribā)
  • Malay: riba
  • Swahili: riba
  • Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
  • Turkish: riba

Etymology 1.2

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Compare Hebrew רָבַב (rabab, to be many, to multiply, to increase).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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رَبَا (rabā) I (non-past يَرْبُو (yarbū), verbal noun رَبَاء (rabāʔ) or رُبُوّ (rubuww))

  1. to grow
  2. to increase
Conjugation
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Conjugation of رَبَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns رَبَاء, رُبُوّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
رَبَاء, رُبُوّ
rabāʔ, rubuww
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
رَابٍ
rābin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَرْبُوّ
marbuww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m رَبَوْتُ
rabawtu
رَبَوْتَ
rabawta
رَبَا
rabā
رَبَوْتُمَا
rabawtumā
رَبَوَا
rabawā
رَبَوْنَا
rabawnā
رَبَوْتُمْ
rabawtum
رَبَوْا
rabaw
f رَبَوْتِ
rabawti
رَبَتْ
rabat
رَبَتَا
rabatā
رَبَوْتُنَّ
rabawtunna
رَبَوْنَ
rabawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَرْبُو
ʔarbū
تَرْبُو
tarbū
يَرْبُو
yarbū
تَرْبُوَانِ
tarbuwāni
يَرْبُوَانِ
yarbuwāni
نَرْبُو
narbū
تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna
يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
f تَرْبِينَ
tarbīna
تَرْبُو
tarbū
تَرْبُوَانِ
tarbuwāni
تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna
يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَرْبُوَ
ʔarbuwa
تَرْبُوَ
tarbuwa
يَرْبُوَ
yarbuwa
تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā
يَرْبُوَا
yarbuwā
نَرْبُوَ
narbuwa
تَرْبُوا
tarbū
يَرْبُوا
yarbū
f تَرْبِي
tarbī
تَرْبُوَ
tarbuwa
تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā
تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna
يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَرْبُ
ʔarbu
تَرْبُ
tarbu
يَرْبُ
yarbu
تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā
يَرْبُوَا
yarbuwā
نَرْبُ
narbu
تَرْبُوا
tarbū
يَرْبُوا
yarbū
f تَرْبِي
tarbī
تَرْبُ
tarbu
تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā
تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna
يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اُرْبُ
urbu
اُرْبُوَا
urbuwā
اُرْبُوا
urbū
f اُرْبِي
urbī
اُرْبُونَ
urbūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m رُبِيَ
rubiya
f
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m يُرْبَى
yurbā
f
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m يُرْبَى
yurbā
f
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m يُرْبَ
yurba
f

Persian

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Verb

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ربا (robâ)

  1. present stem form of ربودن (robudan)

Further reading

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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From رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رَبّا (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

  1. vocative singular of رَبّ (rabb, Lord)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ربّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਰੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

Noun

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ربا (ribām (Hindi spelling रिबा)

  1. interest

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Punjabi رَبّا (rabbā), from رَبّ (rabb, Lord).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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رَبّا (rabbā) (Hindi spelling रब्बा)

  1. clipping of ہائے رَبّا (hāe rabbā, oh Lord!)