ربا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Noun

رِبًا • (riban) m (dual رِبَوَان (ribawān) or رِبَيَان (ribayān))

1. interest
2. usury, usurious interest
3. gain in selling, profit

Declension

Declension of noun رِبًا (riban)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِبَا ribā	الرِّبَا ar-ribā	رِبَا ribā
Nominative	رِبًا riban	الرِّبَا ar-ribā	رِبَا ribā
Accusative	رِبًا riban	الرِّبَا ar-ribā	رِبَا ribā
Genitive	رِبًا riban	الرِّبَا ar-ribā	رِبَا ribā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِبَوَيْن‎; رِبَيَيْن ribawayn‎; ribayayn	الرِّبَوَيْن‎; الرِّبَيَيْن ar-ribawayn‎; ar-ribayayn	رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ ribaway‎; ribayay
Nominative	رِبَوَانِ‎; رِبَيَانِ ribawāni‎; ribayāni	الرِّبَوَانِ‎; الرِّبَيَانِ ar-ribawāni‎; ar-ribayāni	رِبَوَا‎; رِبَيَا ribawā‎; ribayā
Accusative	رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ ribawayni‎; ribayayni	الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni	رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ ribaway‎; ribayay
Genitive	رِبَوَيْنِ‎; رِبَيَيْنِ ribawayni‎; ribayayni	الرِّبَوَيْنِ‎; الرِّبَيَيْنِ ar-ribawayni‎; ar-ribayayni	رِبَوَيْ‎; رِبَيَيْ ribaway‎; ribayay

Descendants

• → English: riba
• → Hausa: r̃ìba
  • → Yoruba: rìbá
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रिबा (ribā)

  Urdu: ربا (ribā)

• → Malay: riba
  • Indonesian: riba
• → Swahili: riba
• → Tigre: ርባ (rəba)
• → Turkish: riba

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ربا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From the root ر ب و (r-b-w).

Verb

1. to grow
2. to increase

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Persian

Verb

ربا • (robâ)

1. present stem form of ربودن (rubūdan)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ربا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Punjabi

Etymology

From رَبّ (rabb) +‎ ـا.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾəbːɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

رَبّا • (rabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬਾ)

1. oh God!

   ہائے رَبّا! ― hā'ē rabbā! ― Oh My God! (literally, “Oh God!”)

References

• “ربا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

Noun

ربا • (ribā) m (Hindi spelling रिबा)

1. interest