ربن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of deposit, pledge, and leadership. It encompasses terms for a deposit or earnest money, as well as words for a leader or commander, particularly of a ship. Some derived terms are noted as foreign loanwords.

Derived headwords

العربونnoun

1.
deposit, pledgeboth
A sum of money paid as a deposit or pledge to secure a transaction or agreement.

الأربونnoun

1.
deposit, pledgeclassical
An alternative form of 'arbun, referring to a deposit or earnest money.

الأربانnoun

1.
deposit, pledgeclassical
Another variant of 'arbun, signifying a deposit or pledge.

أربنهverb

1.
to give a depositclassical
To give someone a deposit or earnest money as part of a transaction.

مسرولadjective

1.
trouseredclassical
Wearing trousers, a descriptive term possibly used metaphorically or literally.

مرتنother

1.
Persian loanwordclassical
A term identified as a Persian loanword, possibly related to 'ran'.

المرتبنnoun

1.
elevated placeclassical
Something that is elevated or raised high above a location.

المرتبئnoun

1.
elevated placeclassical
Similar to 'al-murtaban', referring to something elevated or high up.

ربانnoun

1.
leader, commanderboth
The chief part, the entirety, or the leader of something.
2.
ship captainboth
The person who steers or commands a ship; a captain.

ربابهnoun

1.
ship captainsclassical
The plural form of 'rubban', referring to ship captains or commanders.

Parallel reading

العربون، وكرهها بعضهم.

Al-'arbun, and some disliked it.

وأربنه: أعطاه الأربون، وهو دخيل، وهو نحو عربون

And 'arbanahu: he gave him the 'arbun, and it is a loanword, and it is similar to 'arbun.

فإنما هو فارسي معرب

It is only an Arabized Persian word.

وأحسبه الذي يسمى الران.

And I think it is that which is called al-ran.

أبو عمرو المرتبن المرتفع فوق المكان

Abu Amr: al-murtaban, the elevated above the place.

والمرتبئ مثله

And al-murtabi' is like it.

ورتبن كل شيء: معظمه وجماعته

And rubban of everything: its most important part and its جمعة (group/collection).

وأخذته بربانه وربانه.

And I took it by its entirety and its leader.

وربان السفينة: الذي يجريها

And the rubban of the ship: the one who steers it.

ويجمع ربابين؛ قال أبو منصور: وأظنه دخيلا.

And its plural is rababin; Abu Mansur said: And I think it is a loanword.

ومرتبن فوق الهضاب لفجرة ... سموت إليه بالسنان فأدبرا

And an elevated place above the hills for a transgressor... I aimed for it with the spearhead and it turned away.