رغبة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ر غ ب (r ḡ b) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
Verbal noun of رَغِبَ (raḡiba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raɣ.ba/
Noun
رَغْبَة • (raḡba) f (plural رَغَبَات (raḡabāt))
- verbal noun of رَغِبَ (raḡiba) (form I)
- ardent desire, longing for, wish
- willingness
- eagerness, zeal, diligence
- courage
- anything desired, object of a wish
- preference
- esteem, sympathy, inclination, affection
- pleasure in a thing
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رَغْبَة raḡba |
الرَّغْبَة ar-raḡba |
رَغْبَة raḡbat |
| nominative | رَغْبَةٌ raḡbatun |
الرَّغْبَةُ ar-raḡbatu |
رَغْبَةُ raḡbatu |
| accusative | رَغْبَةً raḡbatan |
الرَّغْبَةَ ar-raḡbata |
رَغْبَةَ raḡbata |
| genitive | رَغْبَةٍ raḡbatin |
الرَّغْبَةِ ar-raḡbati |
رَغْبَةِ raḡbati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | رَغْبَتَيْن raḡbatayn |
الرَّغْبَتَيْن ar-raḡbatayn |
رَغْبَتَيْ raḡbatay |
| nominative | رَغْبَتَانِ raḡbatāni |
الرَّغْبَتَانِ ar-raḡbatāni |
رَغْبَتَا raḡbatā |
| accusative | رَغْبَتَيْنِ raḡbatayni |
الرَّغْبَتَيْنِ ar-raḡbatayni |
رَغْبَتَيْ raḡbatay |
| genitive | رَغْبَتَيْنِ raḡbatayni |
الرَّغْبَتَيْنِ ar-raḡbatayni |
رَغْبَتَيْ raḡbatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رَغَبَات raḡabāt |
الرَّغَبَات ar-raḡabāt |
رَغَبَات raḡabāt |
| nominative | رَغَبَاتٌ raḡabātun |
الرَّغَبَاتُ ar-raḡabātu |
رَغَبَاتُ raḡabātu |
| accusative | رَغَبَاتٍ raḡabātin |
الرَّغَبَاتِ ar-raḡabāti |
رَغَبَاتِ raḡabāti |
| genitive | رَغَبَاتٍ raḡabātin |
الرَّغَبَاتِ ar-raḡabāti |
رَغَبَاتِ raḡabāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: regħba
- → Azerbaijani: rəğbət
- → Persian: رغبت
- → Ottoman Turkish: رغبت
- → Uyghur: رىغبەت (righbet)
- → Uzbek: ragʻbat
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “رغبة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “رغبة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN