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ربا
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Arabic
Etymology 1.1
Compare Hebrew ריבית (ribít, “interest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
رِبًا • (riban) m (dual رِبَوَان (ribawān) or رِبَيَان (ribayān))
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 1.2
Compare Hebrew רָבַב (rabab, “to be many, to multiply, to increase”).
Pronunciation
Verb
رَبَا • (rabā) I (non-past يَرْبُو (yarbū), verbal noun رَبَاء (rabāʔ) or رُبُوّ (rubuww))
Conjugation
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Persian
Verb
ربا • (robâ)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “ربا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Punjabi
Etymology
From رَبّ (rabb).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɾəb.bäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
رَبّا • (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)
Derived terms
- ہائے رَبّا (hā'e rabbā, “Oh Lord!”)
Descendants
- → Urdu: رَبّا (rabbā)
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Urdu
Etymology 1
Noun
ربا • (ribā) m (Hindi spelling रिबा)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Punjabi رَبّا (rabbā), from رَبّ (rabb, “Lord”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾəb.bɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
رَبّا • (rabbā) (Hindi spelling रब्बा)
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