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عربن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of a deposit or down payment made to secure a transaction or agreement. It signifies an advance payment that binds the parties involved.

Derived headwords

العَرَبُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Deposit, down paymentboth

    A sum of money paid in advance as a pledge or security for the fulfillment of a contract or agreement.

العَرَبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Deposit, down paymentboth

    An alternative form for the deposit or down payment, signifying the same pledge for a contract.

عَرَبَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To give a depositboth

    To give a deposit or down payment to someone as a pledge for a transaction.

Parallel reading

العربون والعربون والعربان: الذي تسميه لعامة الربون.
The 'arbun, 'arbun, and 'arban: which is what the common people call the deposit.
يقال منه: عربنته إذ أعطيته ذلك.
It is said from it: 'arban-tuhu, meaning 'I gave him that (deposit)'.