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ربء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of watching, observing, or guarding from a vantage point. It extends to the idea of being a scout or lookout, and metaphorically, to being aware of or concerned about something.

Derived headwords

المربأةnoun
  1. 1.
    watchtower, lookout postboth

    A place from which one watches or observes, a lookout post.

  2. 2.
    observation pointclassical

    The place where one stands to observe or watch.

المربأnoun
  1. 1.
    watchtower, lookout postboth

    A place from which one watches or observes, a lookout post.

  2. 2.
    observation pointclassical

    The place where one stands to observe or watch.

المرتبأnoun
  1. 1.
    watchtower, lookout postboth

    A place from which one watches or observes, a lookout post.

  2. 2.
    observation pointclassical

    The place where one stands to observe or watch.

ربأverb
  1. 1.
    it increasedboth

    it increased

  2. 2.
    when he was seized by shortness of breathboth

    when he was seized by shortness of breath

ارتبأverb
  1. 1.
    to watch, to observeboth

    To watch over or observe a group of people, especially when acting as a scout or lookout from a high place.

  2. 2.
    to ascendclassical

    To ascend or climb to a higher place.

الربئnoun
  1. 1.
    with a 'kasra': one of the 'ribbiyyīn', who are thousands of peopleboth

    with a 'kasra': one of the 'ribbiyyīn', who are thousands of people

الربيئةnoun
  1. 1.
    on the pattern of 'al-ʿajībah' (the wonder)both

    on the pattern of 'al-ʿajībah' (the wonder)

  2. 2.
    the matter that holds you backboth

    the matter that holds you back

الرباياnoun
  1. 1.
    scouts, lookoutsboth

    Plural of الربئ or الربيئة, referring to multiple scouts or lookouts.

أربأverb
  1. 1.
    to elevate, to raiseclassical

    To elevate someone or something from a certain matter, implying to protect or dissuade them from it.

ربأverb
  1. 1.
    it increasedboth

    it increased

  2. 2.
    when he was seized by shortness of breathboth

    when he was seized by shortness of breath

رابأverb
  1. 1.
    to guard against, to beware ofclassical

    To guard against something or beware of it, to take precautions.

Parallel reading

المربأة: المرقبة، وكذلك المربأ والمرتبأ
Al-marba'ah: the lookout post, and likewise al-marba' and al-martaba'.
ومنه قيل لمكان البازي الذي يقف فيه: مربأ
And from this is said about the place where the falcon stands: marba'.
وربأت القوم ربأ، وارتبأتهم، أي: رقبتهم
And I watched the people, I watched them, meaning: I observed them.
وذلك إذا كنت لهم طليعة فوق شرف
And that is when you are a vanguard for them from a height.
يقال: ربأ لنا فلان، وارتبأ، إذا اعتان
It is said: So-and-so watched for us, and watched, if he was a scout.
وربأت المربأة وارتبأتها أي: علوتها
And I ascended the lookout post and I ascended it, meaning: I climbed it.
والربئ، والربيئة: الطليعة، والجمع: الربايا
And ar-rab'i, and ar-rabī'ah: the vanguard, and the plural is ar-rabāyā.
إني لأربأ بك عن هذا الأمر
Indeed, I elevate you from this matter.
ما ربأت ربء فلان، أي ما علمت به، ولم أكترث له
I did not know of so-and-so's affairs, meaning I did not know about him, nor did I care about him.
رابأت الشئ مرابأة، إذا حذرته واتقيته
I guarded against the thing, guarding against it, if you warned against it and avoided it.