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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