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ربح

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns profit, gain, and commercial success. It extends to related concepts like giving profit, selling on credit with profit, and also encompasses various specific nouns for animals, places, and even a proper name.

Derived headwords

رَبِحَverb
  1. 1.
    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.both

    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.

رِبْحnoun
  1. 1.
    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.both

    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.

رِبَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    profitboth

    A noun denoting profit, similar to 'ribh'.

تِجَارَةٌ رَابِحَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    profitable tradeboth

    Commerce or business in which one gains profit.

أَرْبَحَverb
  1. 1.
    He made a profit on his merchandise: he gave him profit for it.both

    He made a profit on his merchandise: he gave him profit for it.

  2. 2.
    And he sold the thing with a profit margin.both

    And he sold the thing with a profit margin.

مُرَابَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    profit-sharing saleboth

    A type of sale where the seller informs the buyer of the cost price and sells it to them at a profit.

رَبَاحname
  1. 1.
    Rabbahclassical

    A proper name, specifically mentioned as the name of a leg (or foot) in poetry.

رَبَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    weasel-like animalclassical

    A small animal resembling a civet cat (سنور).

الرَّبَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    And likewise ar-rabāḥ with fatḥa.both

    And likewise ar-rabāḥ with fatḥa.

الرَّبَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    And likewise ar-rabāḥ with fatḥa.both

    And likewise ar-rabāḥ with fatḥa.

رَبَحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.both

    He profited in his trade (with kasra on the ba) with a profit: he gained.

الرِّبْحnoun
  1. 1.
    Ar-ribḥ (with kasra) and ar-rabaḥ (with two fathas) are like shibh and shabah, the name of what he profited.both

    Ar-ribḥ (with kasra) and ar-rabaḥ (with two fathas) are like shibh and shabah, the name of what he profited.

Parallel reading

رَبِحَ في تجارته، أي استشف.
He profited in his trade, meaning he gained advantage.
والربح والربح مثال شبه وشبه: اسم ما ربحه.
And 'ribh' and 'ribah' are names for what one has profited.
وكذلك الرباح بالفتح.
And likewise is 'ribah' with the fatha.
وتجارة رابحة: يربح فيها.
And a profitable trade: one gains profit in it.
وأربحته على سلعته، أي أعطيته ربحا.
And I gave him profit on his merchandise, meaning I gave him profit.
وبعت الشئ مرابحة.
And I sold the thing on a profit-sharing basis.
ورباح في قول الشاعر: هذا مقام قدمى رباح
And 'Rabbah' in the poet's saying: 'This is the place of Rabbah's feet'.
والرباح أيضا: دويبة كالسنور.
And 'ar-Rabbah' is also: a small animal like a civet cat.
والرباح أيضا: بلد يجلب منه الكافور.
And 'ar-Rabbah' is also: a land from which camphor is brought.
والرباح، بالضم والتشديد: الذكر من القرود.
And 'ar-Rabbah', with damma and shadda: the male of monkeys.
وإلقة ترغث رباحها
And a she-camel that her male ape bellows for.
والربح: الفصيل، كأنه لغة في الربع.
And 'ar-ribh': the young camel, as if it were a variant of 'ar-raba'.
فترى القوم نشاوى كلهم * مثل ما مدت نصاحات الربح
So you see the people all drunk, * like when the young camels are stretched out.
والربح: أيضا طائر.
And 'ar-ribh': also a bird.