ربا

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Arabic

Root
ر ب و (r-b-w)

Pronunciation 1

Noun

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

  1. interest
  2. (Islamic finance) usury, usurious interest
  3. gain in selling, profit
Declension
Declension of noun رِبًا (riban)
Singular singular in ـًا (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رِبَا
ribā 		الرِّبَا
ar-ribā 		رِبَا
ribā
Nominative رِبًا
riban 		الرِّبَا
ar-ribā 		رِبَا
ribā
Accusative رِبًا
riban 		الرِّبَا
ar-ribā 		رِبَا
ribā
Genitive رِبًا
riban 		الرِّبَا
ar-ribā 		رِبَا
ribā
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رِبَوَيْن‎; رِبَيَيْن
ribawayn‎; ribayayn 		الرِّبَوَيْن‎; الرِّبَيَيْن
ar-ribawayn‎; ar-ribayayn 		رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
Nominative رِبَوَانِ‎; رِبَيَانِ
ribawāni‎; ribayāni 		الرِّبَوَانِ‎; الرِّبَيَانِ
ar-ribawāni‎; ar-ribayāni 		رِبَوَا‎; رِبَيَا
ribawā‎; ribayā
Accusative رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ
ribawayni‎; ribayayni 		الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ
ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni 		رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
Genitive رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ
ribawayni‎; ribayayni 		الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ
ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni 		رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ
ribaway‎; ribayay
Descendants
  • → English: riba
  • → Hausa: r̃ìba
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: रिबा (ribā)
    Urdu: ربا (ribā)
  • → Malay: riba
  • → Swahili: riba
  • → Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
  • → Turkish: riba

Pronunciation 2

Verb

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

  1. to grow
  2. to increase
Conjugation
Conjugation of
رَبَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns رَبَاء or رُبُوّ)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
rabāʔ or rubuww
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
rābin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
marbuww
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
rabawtu
rabawta
رَبَا

rabā
rabawtumā
rabawā
rabawnā
rabawtum
rabaw
f
rabawti
rabat
rabatā
rabawtunna
rabawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔarbū
tarbū
yarbū
tarbuwāni
yarbuwāni
narbū
tarbūna
yarbūna
f
tarbīna
tarbū
tarbuwāni
tarbūna
yarbūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔarbuwa
tarbuwa
yarbuwa
tarbuwā
yarbuwā
narbuwa
tarbū
yarbū
f
tarbī
tarbuwa
tarbuwā
tarbūna
yarbūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔarbu
tarbu
yarbu
tarbuwā
yarbuwā
narbu
tarbū
yarbū
f
tarbī
tarbu
tarbuwā
tarbūna
yarbūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
urbu
urbuwā
urbū
f
urbī
urbūna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m — —
rubiya 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m — —
yurbā 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m — —
yurbā 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m — —
yurba 		— — — — —
f — — — — —

Persian

Verb

ربا • (robâ)

  1. present stem form of ربودن (robudan)

Further reading

Punjabi

Etymology

From رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

Noun

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

  1. vocative singular of رَبّ (rabb, “Lord”)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ربّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਰੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

Noun

ربا • (ribā) m (Hindi spelling रिबा)

  1. interest

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Interjection

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Hindi spelling रब्बा)

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