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رهب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fear, apprehension, and awe. It extends to related ideas such as intimidation, religious devotion, and even physical descriptions of animals and anatomy.

Derived headwords

رَهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    he feared, and its verb conjugation is like 'ṭariba'both

    he feared, and its verb conjugation is like 'ṭariba'

  2. 2.
    he fearedboth

    he feared

يَرْهَبُverb
  1. 1.
    to fearboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to fear'.

رَهْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    also with fatḥa (fear)both

    also with fatḥa (fear)

  2. 2.
    also with fatḥaboth

    also with fatḥa

رَهَبَا (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    fearclassical

    A variant pronunciation of the masdar for 'to fear', with the first letter having damma.

رَهَبَا (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    fearclassical

    A variant pronunciation of the masdar for 'to fear', with the first letter having fathah and the second sukun.

رَهْبُوتadjective
  1. 1.
    with fatḥa on the 'hāʾ', meaning 'feared'both

    with fatḥa on the 'hāʾ', meaning 'feared'

  2. 2.
    it is said: 'rahābūt is better than raḥamūt', meaning 'to be feared is better than to be pitied'both

    it is said: 'rahābūt is better than raḥamūt', meaning 'to be feared is better than to be pitied'

  3. 3.
    with fatḥa on the hāʾ, meaning fearedboth

    with fatḥa on the hāʾ, meaning feared

أَرْهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to intimidateboth

    To cause someone to feel fear or apprehension; to frighten.

اسْتَرْهَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to intimidateboth

    To cause someone to feel fear or apprehension; to frighten.

رَاهِبnoun
  1. 1.
    monkboth

    A male member of a religious community, especially one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

رَهْبَانِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    monasticismboth

    The state of being a monk; the practice of monastic life.

تَرَهَّبَverb
  1. 1.
    to worshipclassical

    To engage in religious devotion or worship.

رَهْب (الناقة)noun
  1. 1.
    emaciated camelclassical

    A camel that is very thin and weak.

رَهْب (النصل)noun
  1. 1.
    thin arrowheadclassical

    A slender and sharp arrowhead.

رِهَابnoun
  1. 1.
    thin arrowheadsclassical

    The plural of 'رهب', referring to thin arrowheads.

رَهَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chest boneclassical

    A bone in the chest that protrudes over the abdomen, resembling a tongue.

Parallel reading

رهب، بالكسر، يرهب رهبة ورهبا بالضم، ورهبا بالتحريك، أي خاف.
Rahaba, with a kasra, yarhabu rahbatan and rahban (with damma), and rahaba (with harakat), meaning 'he feared'.
ورجل رهبوت.
And a man is rahbut (fearful).
رهبوت خير من رحموت
'Rahbut is better than rahmut' (meaning it is better to be feared than to be pitied).
لأن ترهب خير من أن ترحم
That you be feared is better than that you be pitied.
أرهبه واسترهبه، إذا أخافه.
Arhabahu and istarhabahu, if he frightened him.
والراهب: واحد رهبان النصارى
And the monk: the singular of the monks of the Christians.
ومصدره الرهبة والرهبانية.
And its masdar is al-rahbatu and al-rahbaniyyatu.
والترهب: التعبد.
And al-tarahhubu: worship.
الرهب: الناقة المهزولة.
Al-rahbu: the emaciated camel.
والرهب أيضا: النصل الرقيق من نصال السهام، والجمع رهاب.
And al-rahbu also: the thin arrowhead from the arrowheads, and the plural is rihab.
إني سينهى عني وعيدهم * بيض رهاب ومجنأ أجد
Indeed, their threats will deter me * with white, thin arrowheads and a strong shield.
والرهابة، على وزن السحابة: عظم في الصدر مشرف على البطن، مثل اللسان.
And al-rahābah, on the pattern of al-sahābah: a bone in the chest overlooking the abdomen, like a tongue.