راهب

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Arabic

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Root
ر ه ب (r h b)
10 terms

Etymology

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Perhaps derived from the active participle of رَهِبَ (rahiba, to dread), from the root ر ه ب (r-h-b), with the intermediate meanings "dreader", "God-fearer", "God-worshiper", "venerator"; compare رَهَب (rahab, veneration, respect) and رَهْبَة (rahba, terror; dread; awe).

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Noun

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رَاهِب (rāhibm (plural رُهْبَان (ruhbān), feminine رَاهِبَة (rāhiba))

  1. (Christianity) monk
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:82:
      ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
      ḏālika biʔanna minhum qissīsīna waruhbānan waʔannahum lā yastakbirūna
      For there are among them priests and monks and they are not haughty.

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: raheb
  • Malay: rahib
  • Persian: راهب (râheb)
  • Ottoman Turkish: راهب (rahib)

Malay

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Noun

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راهب (plural راهب-راهب or راهب۲, informal 1st possessive راهبکو, 2nd possessive راهبمو, 3rd possessive راهبڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of rahib

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib, monk).

Noun

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راهب (rahib) (plural رهبان (ruhban))

  1. (Christianity) monk, a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service
    Synonyms: ابیل (ebil), كشیش (keşiş)

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَاهِب (rāhib).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? rāhiḇ
Dari reading? rāhib
Iranian reading? râheb
Tajik reading? rohib

Noun

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راهب (râheb)

  1. monk

Descendants

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