Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ر ب و (r b w)
10 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رِبًا (ribanm (dual رِبَوَان (ribawān) or رِبَيَان (ribayān))

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

Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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رَبَا (rabā) I (non-past يَرْبُو (yarbū), verbal noun رَبَاء (rabāʔ) or رُبُوّ (rubuww))

  1. to grow
  2. to increase
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Persian

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Verb

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ربا (robâ)

  1. present stem form of ربودن (robudan)

Further reading

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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From رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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رَبّا (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

  1. vocative singular of رَبّ (rabb, Lord)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ربّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਰੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

Noun

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ربا (ribām (Hindi spelling रिबा)

  1. interest

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Punjabi رَبّا (rabbā), from رَبّ (rabb, Lord).

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Interjection

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رَبّا (rabbā) (Hindi spelling रब्बा)

  1. Clipping of ہائے رَبّا (hāe rabbā, oh Lord!).