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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