راهب

Arabic

Etymology

Perhaps derived from the active participle of رَهِبَ‎ (rahiba, “to dread”), from the root ر ه ب‎ (r-h-b), with the intermediate meanings "dreader", "God-fearer", "God-worshiper", "venerator"; compare رَهَب‎ (rahab, “veneration, respect”) and رَهْبَة‎ (rahba, “terror; dread; awe”).

Noun

رَاهِب • (rāhib) m (plural رُهْبَان‎ (ruhbān), feminine رَاهِبَة‎ (rāhiba))

  1. (Christianity) monk
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:82:
      ‏ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ‎
      ḏālika biʔanna minhum qissīsīna waruhbānan waʔannahum lā yastakbirūna
      For there are among them priests and monks and they are not haughty.

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: raheb
  • → Malay: rahib
  • → Persian: راهب‎ (râheb)
  • → Turkish: rahip

Malay

Noun

راهب (plural راهب-راهب or راهب۲‎, informal 1st possessive راهبکو‎, 2nd possessive راهبمو‎, 3rd possessive راهبڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of rahib

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic رَاهِب‎ (rāhib).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ɾɒːhɪb/

    Noun

    راهب • (râheb)

    1. monk

    Descendants

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