ربا

Arabic

Root
ر ب و (r b w)
9 terms

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ri.baː/

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
  • → Yoruba: rìbá
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रिबा (ribā)

  Urdu: ربا (ribā)

• → Malay: riba
  • Indonesian: riba
• → Swahili: riba
• → Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
• → Turkish: riba

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ra.baː/

Verb

1. to grow
2. to increase

Persian

Verb

ربا • (robâ)

1. present stem form of ربودن (robudan)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ربا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Punjabi

Etymology

From رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾəb.bäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

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

Derived terms

• ہائے رَبّا (hā'e rabbā, “Oh Lord!”)

Descendants

• → Urdu: رَبّا (rabbā)

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾəb.bɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Hindi spelling रब्बा)

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