ربح

رِبْحٌ ذ and ↓ رَبَحٌ and ↓ رَبَاحٌ [all originally inf. ns.] Gain, or profit; (IAar, S, A, K, and Mgh in explanation of the first and last;) increase [ obtained ] in traffic; (TA;) excess, or surplus, [ obtained, ] above the capital [ expended ]; wherefore it is also termed شِفٌّ. (Ksh and Bd in explanation of the first in ii. 15.) [Hence,] ↓ البِرُّ خَيْرُ تِجَارَةٍ رَبَاحًا (tropical:) [ Piety is the best traffic in respect of gain, or profit. ] (A.)