رهيب

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ر ه ب (r-h-b), "to scare off" or "to dread" or "to respect".

Pronunciation

Adjective

رَهِيب (rahīb) (feminine رَهِيبَة (rahība), masculine plural رَهِيبُونَ (rahībūna), feminine plural رَهِيبَات (rahībāt))

  1. terrifying, frightening, awe-inspiring
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:مخيف
    • 1933, طه حُسَين, “اليتيم”, in عَلَى هَامِشِ السِّيرَة [ʕalā hāmiši s-sīra], Hindawi Foudnation, published 2014, →ISBN, page 118:
      وَكَانَتْ هٰذِهِ الْأُخْرَى مِنْ صَاحِبَاتِهَا تَرَى ظُلْمَةً مُظْلِمَةً قَاتِمَةً، وَتَأْخُذُهَا رَعْدَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ نَاهِكَةٌ، وَيُلِمُّ بِهَا شَيْءٌ كَأَنَّهُ النَّوْمُ، تَسْمَعُ أَثْنَاءَهُ صَوْتًا مَهِيبًا رَهِيبًا يَسْأَلُ: إِلَى أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتِ بِهِ؟ فَيُجِيبُهُ صَوْتٌ مَهِيبٌ رَهِيبٌ: إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ. ثُمَّ يَنْجَلِي عَنْهَا مَا أَلَمَّ بِهَا فَتُفِيقُ. ثُمَّ يُعَاوِدُهَا مَا كَانَتْ فِيهِ، فَإِذَا ظُلْمَةٌ قَاتِمَة، وَإِذَا رَعْدَةٌ قَوِيَّةٌ نَاهِكَةٌ، وَإِذَا غَاشٍ يَغْشَاهَا كَأَنَّهُ النَّوْمُ، وَإِذَا هِيَ تَسْمَعُ الصَّوْتَ الْمَهِيبَ الرَّهِيبَ يَسْأَلُ: أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتِ بِهِ؟ فَيُجِيبُهُ صَوْتٌ مَهِيبٌ رَهِيبٌ: إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ. ثُمَّ يَنْجَلِي عَنْهَا مَا هِيَ فِيهِ فَتُفِيقُ.
      wakānat hāḏihi l-ʔuḵrā min ṣāḥibātihā tarā ẓulmatan muẓlimatan qātimatan, wataʔḵuḏuhā raʕdatun qawiyyatun nāhikatun, wayulimmu bihā šayʔun kaʔannahu n-nawmu, tasmaʕu ʔaṯnāʔahu ṣawtan mahīban rahīban yasʔalu: ʔilā ʔayna ḏahabti bihi? fayujībuhu ṣawtun mahībun rahībun: ʔilā l-mašriqi. ṯumma yanjalī ʕanhā mā ʔalamma bihā fatufīqu. ṯumma yuʕāwiduhā mā kānat fīhi, faʔiḏā ẓulmatun qātima, waʔiḏā raʕdatun qawiyyatun nāhikatun, waʔiḏā ḡāšin yaḡšāhā kaʔannahu n-nawmu, waʔiḏā hiya tasmaʕu ṣ-ṣawta l-mahība ar-rahība yasʔalu: ʔayna ḏahabti bihi? fayujībuhu ṣawtun mahībun rahībun: ʔilā l-maḡribi. ṯumma yanjalī ʕanhā mā hiya fīhi fatufīqu.
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Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ه ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَهِيب (rahīb).

Pronunciation

Adjective

رهيب (rahīb) (feminine رهيبة (rahība), common plural رهيبين (rahībīn), feminine plural رهيبات (rahībāt))

  1. great
  2. amazing
    Synonym: فَظيع (faẓīʕ)

See also

  • حِلو (ḥilu, nice, good, sweet)