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ربث

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being held back, delayed, or hindered. It extends to the idea of something that causes such a delay, like an obligation or a difficult matter, and also encompasses the notion of things weakening or becoming slow to the point of dispersal.

Derived headwords

رَبَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to detain, hinderboth

    To hold someone back from their need or purpose; to cause a delay.

أَرْبَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to detain, hinderboth

    To hold someone back from their need or purpose; to cause a delay. This is a variant form of the verb.

رَبْثًاnoun
  1. 1.
    detention, hindranceboth

    The act of being detained or hindered; a delay.

رَبِيثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hindrance, impedimentboth

    A matter or affair that holds one back or causes delay.

رَبِيثَىnoun
  1. 1.
    hindrance, impedimentclassical

    A matter or affair that holds one back or causes delay. It is an analogy to 'khisisa'.

رَبَائِثnoun
  1. 1.
    hindrances, obligationsboth

    Plural of 'rabitha', referring to matters or needs that keep people occupied and prevent them from attending to other things.

تَرَبَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to delay, lingerboth

    To be slow or delayed in one's journey or progress.

أَرْبَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to weaken, become slowclassical

    To become weak and slow, to the point of dispersal or disintegration.

Parallel reading

ربثته عن حاجته أربثه بالضم ربثا: حبسته.
I detained him from his need, I detained him (with damma) with detention: I held him back.
والربيثة: الأمر يحبسك، وكذلك الربيثى مثال الخصيصى.
And the 'rabitha' is the matter that holds you back, and likewise the 'rabitha' (feminine form) like 'khisisa'.
إذا كان يوم الجمعة بعث إبليس جنوده إلى الناس فأخذوا عليهم بالربائث
When it is Friday, Iblis sends his soldiers to the people, and they seize them with hindrances.
أي ذكروهم الحوائج التى تربثهم
Meaning, they reminded them of the needs that hinder them.
وتربث في مسيره، أي تلبث.
And he lingered in his journey, meaning he delayed.
واربث أمرهم، أي ضعف وأبطأ حتى تفرقوا.
And their affair weakened, meaning it became weak and slow until they dispersed.
رميناهم حتى إذا اربث أمرهم وعاد الرصيع نهية للحمائل
We attacked them until their affair weakened and the shield became a target for the spears.