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رغب

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of desire, longing, and aspiration, often in the context of wanting something. It also extends to the opposite meaning of disinterest or aversion, and can describe characteristics related to greed or abundance.

Derived headwords

رَغِبَverb
  1. 1.
    He desired it.both

    He desired it.

  2. 2.
    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.both

    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.

رَغْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    also (he desired it)both

    also (he desired it)

  2. 2.
    He also desired it (intensive form).both

    He also desired it (intensive form).

  3. 3.
    It is said: he made him desire it.both

    It is said: he made him desire it.

رَغَبَاnoun
  1. 1.
    desireclassical

    A strong wish or longing, used interchangeably with رَغْبَة.

ارْتَغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    He desired it, similar (to 'raghiba').both

    He desired it, similar (to 'raghiba').

رَغِبَ عنverb
  1. 1.
    to turn away fromboth

    To reject something or be disinterested in it; to forsake it.

أَرْغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make desirousboth

    To cause someone to desire something; to make it appealing.

رَغَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    He desired it.both

    He desired it.

  2. 2.
    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.both

    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.

رَغْبُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    desirousboth

    A man who is prone to desire or longing.

رَغِيبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    generous giftboth

    A large or abundant gift; a bounty.

رَغَائِبnoun
  1. 1.
    generous giftsboth

    The plural of رَغِيبَة, referring to abundant gifts or bounties.

رَحِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    spaciousboth

    Having a wide or large interior space; capacious.

رَغَبnoun
  1. 1.
    He desired it.both

    He desired it.

  2. 2.
    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.both

    He was averse to it: he did not desire it.

رَغِيبadjective
  1. 1.
    greedyboth

    Characterized by excessive desire or covetousness.

رَغَابnoun
  1. 1.
    soft groundclassical

    Earth that is soft and yielding, especially land that only becomes wet after heavy rain.

Parallel reading

رَغِبْتُ في الشَّئِ، إذا أَرَدْتُهُ
I desired a thing, if I wanted it.
رَغْبَةً ورَغَبَا بالتحريكِ
Desire, with the vowelization 'raghbah' and 'raghaba' (with harakat).
وَارْتَغَبْتُ فيهِ مِثْلَهُ
And I desired it, similarly.
وَرَغِبْتُ عن الشَّئِ، إذا لم تُرِدْهُ
And I turned away from a thing, if you did not want it.
وَزَهِدْتَ فيهِ
And you were ascetic towards it.
وَأَرْغَبَنِي في الشَّئِ وَرَغَّبَنِي فيهِ بِمَعْنًى
And he made me desire a thing, and he made me desire it, with the same meaning.
وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ رَغْبُوبٌ مِنَ الرَّغْبَةِ
And he is a man prone to desire, from desire.
وَالرَّغِيبَةُ: العَطَاءُ الكَثِيرُ
And 'ar-raghibah' means: the abundant giving.
وَالجَمْعُ الرَّغَائِبُ
And the plural is 'ar-ragha'ib'.
وَإِلَى الَّذِي يُعْطِي الرَّغَائِبَ فَارْغَبْ
And towards the one who gives abundant gifts, then desire.
وَالرَّحِيبُ: الوَاسِعُ الجَوْفِ
And 'ar-rahib' means: wide of belly.
يُقَالُ حَوْضٌ رَحِيبٌ وَسِقَاءٌ رَحِيبٌ
It is said: a spacious basin and a capacious waterskin.
وَفَرَسٌ رَحِيبُ الشَّحْوَةِ
And a horse wide in its stride.
وَالرَّغَبُ، بالضَّمِّ: الشَّرَهُ
And 'ar-raghab', with dammah, means: greed.
يُقَالُ الرَّغَبُ شُؤْمٌ
It is said: greed is an ill omen.
وَقَدْ رَغِبَ بالضَّمِّ رَغَبًا فَهُوَ رَغِيبٌ
And he was greedy, with dammah, he was greedy, so he is greedy.
أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ: الرَّغَابُ، بالفَتْحِ: الأَرْضُ اللَّيِّنَةُ
Abu Ubayd said: 'ar-raghab', with fatha, means: soft ground.
وَقَدْ رَغِبَ رَغَبًا
And he experienced soft ground.