‫راهب‬

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Arabic
Etymology
Noun
Declension
Descendants
Malay
Noun
Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Descendants

Arabic

Etymology

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

Noun

‫( • َر اِهب‬rāhib) m (plural ‫ُر ْهَبان‬‎(ruhbān), feminine ‫َر اِهَبة‬‎(rāhiba))

 1. (Christianity) monk
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:82 (https://quran.com/5/82):
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫‏َٰذِلَك ِب َّن ِمْنُهْم ِقِّسيِسيَن َوُر ْهَباًنا َو َّنُهْم اَل َيْسَتْكِبُر وَن‬‎
ḏālika biʾanna minhum qissīsīna waruhbānan waʾannahum lā yastakbirūna
For there are among them priests and monks and they are not haughty.

Declension
Declension of noun ‫( َر اِهب‬rāhib)
Masculine Feminine
Singular basic singular triptote singular triptote in ‫ َـة‬‎(-a‎)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct

Informal ‫الَّر اِهب َر اِهب‬‎ ‫َر اِهب‬ ‫َر اِهَبة‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبة‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبة‬‎
rāhib ar-rāhib rāhib rāhiba ar-rāhiba rāhibat

Nominative ‫َر اِهٌب‬ ‫الَّر اِهُب‬‎ ‫َر اِهُب‬ ‫َر اِهَبٌة‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبُة‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبُة‬‎
rāhibun ar-rāhibu rāhibu rāhibatun ar-rāhibatu rāhibatu

Accusative ‫َر اِهًبا‬ ‫الَّر اِهَب‬‎ ‫َر اِهَب‬ ‫َر اِهَبًة‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبَة‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَة‬‎
rāhiban ar-rāhiba rāhiba rāhibatan ar-rāhibata rāhibata

Genitive ‫َر اِهٍب‬ ‫الَّر اِهِب‬‎ ‫َر اِهِب‬ ‫َر اِهَبٍة‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبِة‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبِة‬‎
rāhibin ar-rāhibi rāhibi rāhibatin ar-rāhibati rāhibati
Masculine Feminine
Dual
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct

Informal ‫َر اِهَبْين‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبْين‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبْي‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْين‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبَتْين‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْي‬‎
rāhibayn ar-rāhibayn rāhibay rāhibatayn ar-rāhibatayn rāhibatay

Nominative ‫َر اِهَباِن‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَباِن‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبا‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتاِن‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبَتاِن‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتا‬‎
rāhibāni ar-rāhibāni rāhibā rāhibatāni ar-rāhibatāni rāhibatā
‫ال اِهَبْي‬‎
Accusative ‫َر اِهَبْيِن‬‎ ‫ ِن‬ar- ‫َر اِهَبْي َّر‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْيِن‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبَتْيِن‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْي‬‎
rāhibayni rāhibay rāhibatayni ar-rāhibatayni rāhibatay
rāhibayni
‫ال اِهَبْي‬‎
Genitive ‫َر اِهَبْيِن‬‎ ‫ ِن‬ar- ‫َر اِهَبْي َّر‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْيِن‬‎ ‫الَّر اِهَبَتْيِن‬‎ ‫َر اِهَبَتْي‬‎
rāhibayni rāhibay rāhibatayni ar-rāhibatayni rāhibatay
rāhibayni
Masculine Feminine
Plural basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
‫َر اِهَبات‬‎; ‫الَّر اِهَبات‬‎; ‫َر اِهَبات‬‎;
Informal ‫ُر ْهَبان‬‎ ‫الُّر ْهَبان‬‎ ‫ُر ْهَبان‬‎
ruhbān ar-ruhbān ruhbān ‫َر َواِهب‬‎ ‫الَّر َواِهب‬‎ ‫َر َواِهب‬‎
rāhibāt‎; rawāhib ar-rāhibāt‎; ar-rawāhib rāhibāt‎; rawāhib
‫َر اِهَباٌت‬‎; ‫الَّر اِهَباُت‬‎; ‫َر اِهَباُت‬‎;
Nominative ‫ُر ْهَباٌن‬‎ ‫الُّر ْهَباُن‬‎ ‫ُر ْهَباُن‬‎ ‫َر َواِهُب‬‎ ‫الَّر َواِهُب‬‎ ‫َر َواِهُب‬‎
ruhbānun ar-ruhbānu ruhbānu rāhibātun‎; ar-rāhibātu‎; ar- rāhibātu‎;
rawāhibu rawāhibu rawāhibu
Accusative ‫ُر ْهَباًنا‬ ‫الُّر ْهَباَن‬‎ ‫ُر ْهَباَن‬‎ ‫َر اِهَباٍت‬‎; ‫الَّر اِهَباِت‬‎; ‫َر اِهَباِت‬‎;
ruhbānan ar-ruhbāna ruhbāna ‫َر َواِهَب‬‎ ‫الَّر َواِهَب‬‎ ‫َر َواِهَب‬‎
 rāhibātin‎; ar-rāhibāti‎; ar- rāhibāti‎;
rawāhiba rawāhiba rawāhiba
‫َر اِهَباٍت‬‎; ‫الَّر اِهَباِت‬‎; ‫َر اِهَباِت‬‎;
Genitive ‫ُر ْهَباٍن‬‎ ‫الُّر ْهَباِن‬‎ ‫ُر ْهَباِن‬‎ ‫َر َواِهَب‬‎ ‫الَّر َواِهِب‬‎
ruhbānin ar-ruhbāni ruhbāni rāhibātin‎; ar-rāhibāti‎; ar- ‫َر َواِهِب‬‎
rāhibāti‎; rawāhibi
rawāhiba rawāhibi

Descendants
Maltese: raheb
→ Malay: rahib
Indonesian: rahib
→ Persian: ‫راهب‬‎‎(râheb‎)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi: ਰਾਹਬ ‎(rāhab‎)

Shahmukhi: ‫راهب‬‎‎(rāhab‎)

Malay

Noun

‫( راهب‬plural ‫راهب‬-‫ راهب‬or ۲‫راهب‬‎, informal 1st possessive ‫راهبکو‬‎, 2nd possessive ‫راهبمو‬‎,
3rd possessive ‫راهبڽ‬‎)

1. Jawi spelling of rahib

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ‫َر اِهب‬‎(rāhib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA(key): /ɾɑːhib/

(Dari): IPA(key): /ɾɒːhɪb/

 (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /ɾɒːheb/
(Tajik): IPA(key): /ɾɔːhib/

Noun

‫( • راهب‬râheb)
1. monk

Descendants
→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi: ਰਾਹਬ ‎(rāhab‎)

Shahmukhi: ‫راهب‬‎‎(rāhab‎)

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