ربا

Arabic

Root
ر ب و‎ (r-b-w)

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ri.ban/

Noun

رِبًا • (riban) m (dual رِبَوَان‎ (ribawān) or رِبَيَان‎ (ribayān))

  1. interest
  2. usury, usurious interest
  3. gain in selling, profit
Declension
Descendants
  • → English: riba
  • → Hausa: r̃ìba
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: रिबा (ribā)
    Urdu: ربا‎ (ribā)
  • → Malay: riba
  • → Swahili: riba
  • → Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
  • → Turkish: riba

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ra.baː/

Verb

رَبَا • (rabā) I, non-past يَرْبُو‎‎ (yarbū)

  1. to grow
  2. to increase
Conjugation

Persian

Verb

ربا • (robâ)

  1. present stem form of ربودن‎ (robudan)

Further reading

Punjabi

Etymology

From رَبّ‎ (rabb) +‎ ـا‎ (-a).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾəbːɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

  1. oh God!
    ‏ہائے رَبّا!‎‎ ― hā'ē rabbā! ― Oh My God! (literally, “Oh God!”)

References

  • “ربا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رِبًا‎ (riban).

Noun

ربا • (ribā) m (Hindi spelling रिबा)

  1. interest
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