रभ्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *lebʰ- (to profit, gain). Compare perhaps Lithuanian lõbis (treasure, wealth), Ancient Greek λᾰ́φῡρᾰ (lắphūră, war spoils, booty).

Pronunciation

Root

रभ् • (rabh)

  1. to take hold of, grasp, clasp
  2. to desire vehemently
  3. to act rashly

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root रभ् (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root रभ् (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • रभति (rábhati) (Present)
Derived Nominal Forms

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “रभ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 434-5