رهب

رَهْبَى ذ and ↓ رُهْبَى and ↓ رَهْبَاآءُ and ↓ رُهْبَاآءٌ [which last I write with tenween accord. to a general rule applying to words of the measure فُعْلَاآء] and ↓ رَهَبُوتٌ and ↓ رَهَبُوتَى, each a simple subst., (K,) as also ↓ رَهْبَةٌ, (Msb, [but accord. to the S and K, this last is an inf. n. of رَهِبَ,]) signifying Fear: (Msb, K:) or fear with caution. (TA.) One says, خَيْرٌ مِنْ رَحَمْوتٍ ↓ رَهَبُوتٌ, (S, Meyd, K,) or, accord. to Mbr, خَيْرٌ مِنْ رَحَمُوتَى ↓ رَهَبُوتى, (Meyd,) [ Fear is better than pity, or compassion, ] meaning thy being feared is better than thy being pitied, or compassionated: (S, Meyd, K:) a proverb. (Meyd. [See 1 in art. رغب.]) And ↓ رُهْبَاكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ رُغْبَاكَ, a similar prov. [expl. voce رَغِبَ]. (Meyd.) And مِنَ ا@للّٰهِ والرُّغْبَى اـِلَيْهِ ↓ الرُّهْبَى [also expl. voce رَغِبَ]. (Lth, TA.) -A2- For the first word, see also رَهْبٌ.