رباط

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.baːtˤ/
• Rhymes: -aːtˤ

Etymology 1

From the root ر ب ط (r b ṭ), related to binding, tying up or attaching.

Noun

رِبَاط • (ribāṭ) m (plural رُبُط (rubuṭ) or رِبَاطَات (ribāṭāt) or أَرْبِطَة (ʔarbiṭa))

1. verbal noun of رَابَطَ (rābaṭa) (form III)
2. A thing with which one ties, binds or makes fast: tie, band, ribbon, ligature, bondage, bond, fetter
3. ribat (a frontier post where travellers (particularly soldiers) could stay)

Declension

Declension of noun رِبَاط (ribāṭ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِبَاط ribāṭ	الرِّبَاط ar-ribāṭ	رِبَاط ribāṭ
nominative	رِبَاطٌ ribāṭun	الرِّبَاطُ ar-ribāṭu	رِبَاطُ ribāṭu
accusative	رِبَاطًا ribāṭan	الرِّبَاطَ ar-ribāṭa	رِبَاطَ ribāṭa
genitive	رِبَاطٍ ribāṭin	الرِّبَاطِ ar-ribāṭi	رِبَاطِ ribāṭi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِبَاطَيْن ribāṭayn	الرِّبَاطَيْن ar-ribāṭayn	رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay
nominative	رِبَاطَانِ ribāṭāni	الرِّبَاطَانِ ar-ribāṭāni	رِبَاطَا ribāṭā
accusative	رِبَاطَيْنِ ribāṭayni	الرِّبَاطَيْنِ ar-ribāṭayni	رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay
genitive	رِبَاطَيْنِ ribāṭayni	الرِّبَاطَيْنِ ar-ribāṭayni	رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رُبُط‎; رِبَاطَات‎; أَرْبِطَة rubuṭ‎; ribāṭāt‎; ʔarbiṭa	الرُّبُط‎; الرِّبَاطَات‎; الْأَرْبِطَة ar-rubuṭ‎; ar-ribāṭāt‎; al-ʔarbiṭa	رُبُط‎; رِبَاطَات‎; أَرْبِطَة rubuṭ‎; ribāṭāt‎; ʔarbiṭat
nominative	رُبُطٌ‎; رِبَاطَاتٌ‎; أَرْبِطَةٌ rubuṭun‎; ribāṭātun‎; ʔarbiṭatun	الرُّبُطُ‎; الرِّبَاطَاتُ‎; الْأَرْبِطَةُ ar-rubuṭu‎; ar-ribāṭātu‎; al-ʔarbiṭatu	رُبُطُ‎; رِبَاطَاتُ‎; أَرْبِطَةُ rubuṭu‎; ribāṭātu‎; ʔarbiṭatu
accusative	رُبُطًا‎; رِبَاطَاتٍ‎; أَرْبِطَةً rubuṭan‎; ribāṭātin‎; ʔarbiṭatan	الرُّبُطَ‎; الرِّبَاطَاتِ‎; الْأَرْبِطَةَ ar-rubuṭa‎; ar-ribāṭāti‎; al-ʔarbiṭata	رُبُطَ‎; رِبَاطَاتِ‎; أَرْبِطَةَ rubuṭa‎; ribāṭāti‎; ʔarbiṭata
genitive	رُبُطٍ‎; رِبَاطَاتٍ‎; أَرْبِطَةٍ rubuṭin‎; ribāṭātin‎; ʔarbiṭatin	الرُّبُطِ‎; الرِّبَاطَاتِ‎; الْأَرْبِطَةِ ar-rubuṭi‎; ar-ribāṭāti‎; al-ʔarbiṭati	رُبُطِ‎; رِبَاطَاتِ‎; أَرْبِطَةِ rubuṭi‎; ribāṭāti‎; ʔarbiṭati

Derived terms

• اَلرِّبَاط (ar-ribāṭ)
• رِبَاط الفَتْح (ribāṭ al-fatḥ)

Descendants

• → English: ribat
• → Persian: رباط (rebât)
• Andalusian Arabic: رِبَاط (ribát)
  • → Catalan: rivet
  • → Spanish: rebato

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

رِبَاط • (ribāṭ) m

1. viburnum

   Synonym: أُفلُوس (uflūs)

References

• Idwar Ghalib (1988) الموسوعة في علوم الطبيعة‎^[1], volume 1, Beirut: Dar el-Mashreq, →ISBN, page 103
• Ibrahim Nihal (2009) معجم نحال في الأسماء العلمية للنباتات‎^[2], Beirut: Maktabat Lubnan Nashiroun, →ISBN, pages 45, 186