ربا

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ر ب و (r b w)
10 terms

Compare Hebrew ריבית (ribít, “interest”).

Pronunciation

  • 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
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: रिबा (ribā)
    Urdu: ربا (ribā)
  • → Malay: riba
  • → Swahili: riba
  • → Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
  • → Turkish: riba

Etymology 1.2

Compare Hebrew רָבַב (rabab, “to be many, to multiply, to increase”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.baː/

Verb

رَبَا • (rabā) I (non-past يَرْبُو (yarbū), verbal noun رَبَاء (rabāʔ) or رُبُوّ (rubuww))

  1. to grow
  2. to increase
Conjugation
Conjugation of رَبَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns رَبَاء, رُبُوّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		رَبَاء, رُبُوّ
rabāʔ, rubuww
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		رَابٍ
rābin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مَرْبُوّ
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 رَبَوْتُ
rabawtu 		رَبَوْتَ
rabawta 		رَبَا
rabā 		رَبَوْتُمَا
rabawtumā 		رَبَوَا
rabawā 		رَبَوْنَا
rabawnā 		رَبَوْتُمْ
rabawtum 		رَبَوْا
rabaw
f رَبَوْتِ
rabawti 		رَبَتْ
rabat 		رَبَتَا
rabatā 		رَبَوْتُنَّ
rabawtunna 		رَبَوْنَ
rabawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أَرْبُو
ʔarbū 		تَرْبُو
tarbū 		يَرْبُو
yarbū 		تَرْبُوَانِ
tarbuwāni 		يَرْبُوَانِ
yarbuwāni 		نَرْبُو
narbū 		تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna 		يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
f تَرْبِينَ
tarbīna 		تَرْبُو
tarbū 		تَرْبُوَانِ
tarbuwāni 		تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna 		يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أَرْبُوَ
ʔarbuwa 		تَرْبُوَ
tarbuwa 		يَرْبُوَ
yarbuwa 		تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā 		يَرْبُوَا
yarbuwā 		نَرْبُوَ
narbuwa 		تَرْبُوا
tarbū 		يَرْبُوا
yarbū
f تَرْبِي
tarbī 		تَرْبُوَ
tarbuwa 		تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā 		تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna 		يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أَرْبُ
ʔarbu 		تَرْبُ
tarbu 		يَرْبُ
yarbu 		تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā 		يَرْبُوَا
yarbuwā 		نَرْبُ
narbu 		تَرْبُوا
tarbū 		يَرْبُوا
yarbū
f تَرْبِي
tarbī 		تَرْبُ
tarbu 		تَرْبُوَا
tarbuwā 		تَرْبُونَ
tarbūna 		يَرْبُونَ
yarbūna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m اُرْبُ
urbu 		اُرْبُوَا
urbuwā 		اُرْبُوا
urbū
f اُرْبِي
urbī 		اُرْبُونَ
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 — — رُبِيَ
rubiya 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m — — يُرْبَى
yurbā 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m — — يُرْبَى
yurbā 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m — — يُرْبَ
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

  • ہائے رَبّا (hā'e rabbā, “Oh Lord!”)

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, 2025

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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