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رءب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of mending, joining, or reconciling things that are broken or separated. It extends to repairing objects, settling disputes, and restoring harmony.

Derived headwords

رَأَبَverb
  1. 1.
    it thickens, thickeningboth

    it thickens, thickening

  2. 2.
    it curdled, curdlingboth

    it curdled, curdling

رَأْبnoun
  1. 1.
    it thickens, thickeningboth

    it thickens, thickening

  2. 2.
    it curdled, curdlingboth

    it curdled, curdling

رُؤْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    patchclassical

    A piece of wood used to mend or join a crack in a vessel.

رِئَابnoun
  1. 1.
    cracksclassical

    Fissures or cracks, specifically in the sky (as described metaphorically).

رُؤْبَةُ بْنِ الْعَجَّاجِname
  1. 1.
    Ru'bah ibn al-Ajjajboth

    A proper name, referring to a person, son of al-Ajjaj, whose name is derived from the root.

رِئَابname
  1. 1.
    Riyabclassical

    A proper name of a man.

Parallel reading

رأبت الإناء: شعبته وأصلحته.
He mended the vessel: he joined it and repaired it.
اللهم ارأب بينهم
O Allah, reconcile between them.
طعنا طعنة حمراء فيهم * حرام رأبها حتى الممات
We struck a red blow among them, the mending of which was forbidden until death.
والرؤبة: قطعة من الخشب يشعب بها الاناء، والجمع رئاب.
And the ru'bah: a piece of wood by which a vessel is mended, and its plural is ri'ab.
سراة صلاية خلقاء صيغت * تزل الشمس ليس لها رئاب
The summit of a smooth, white stone, shaped so that the sun slides upon it, having no cracks.
رئاب: اسم رجل.
Riyab: the name of a man.