راہب

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راهب (rāhib), from Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib). Compare Punjabi راہب / ਰਾਹਬ (rāhab).

Pronunciation

Noun

راہِب • (rāhib) m (Hindi spelling राहिब)

  1. monk

Declension

Declension of راہب
singular plural
direct راہب (rāhib) راہب (rāhib)
oblique راہب (rāhib) راہبوں (rāhibõ)
vocative راہب (rāhib) راہبو (rāhibo)

Derived terms

  • راہبانہ (rāhibānā, “monastic”)
  • راہبانیت (rāhibāniyat, “monasticism”)

References

  • “راہب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “راہب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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