أرحب

See also: ارحب, أرخت, and أرحت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ح ب (r ḥ b)
3 terms

Elative of رَحْب (raḥb, “wide, spacious, roomy”).

Adjective

أَرْحَب • (ʔarḥab)

1. elative degree of رَحْب (raḥb):
   1. wider, more spacious, roomier; widest, most spacious, roomiest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَرْحَب (ʔarḥab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَرْحَب ʔarḥab	الْأَرْحَب al-ʔarḥab	رُحْبى ruḥbā	الرُّحْبى ar-ruḥbā
Nominative	أَرْحَبُ ʔarḥabu	الْأَرْحَبُ al-ʔarḥabu	رُحْبى ruḥbā	الرُّحْبى ar-ruḥbā
Accusative	أَرْحَبَ ʔarḥaba	الْأَرْحَبَ al-ʔarḥaba	رُحْبى ruḥbā	الرُّحْبى ar-ruḥbā
Genitive	أَرْحَبَ ʔarḥaba	الْأَرْحَبِ al-ʔarḥabi	رُحْبى ruḥbā	الرُّحْبى ar-ruḥbā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَرْحَبَيْن ʔarḥabayn	الْأَرْحَبَيْن al-ʔarḥabayn	رُحْبَيَيْن ruḥbayayn	الرُّحْبَيَيْن ar-ruḥbayayn
Nominative	أَرْحَبَانِ ʔarḥabāni	الْأَرْحَبَانِ al-ʔarḥabāni	رُحْبَيَانِ ruḥbayāni	الرُّحْبَيَانِ ar-ruḥbayāni
Accusative	أَرْحَبَيْنِ ʔarḥabayni	الْأَرْحَبَيْنِ al-ʔarḥabayni	رُحْبَيَيْنِ ruḥbayayni	الرُّحْبَيَيْنِ ar-ruḥbayayni
Genitive	أَرْحَبَيْنِ ʔarḥabayni	الْأَرْحَبَيْنِ al-ʔarḥabayni	رُحْبَيَيْنِ ruḥbayayni	الرُّحْبَيَيْنِ ar-ruḥbayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	رُحْبَيَات ruḥbayāt	الرُّحْبَيَات ar-ruḥbayāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	رُحْبَيَاتٌ ruḥbayātun	الرُّحْبَيَاتُ ar-ruḥbayātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	رُحْبَيَاتٍ ruḥbayātin	الرُّحْبَيَاتِ ar-ruḥbayāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	رُحْبَيَاتٍ ruḥbayātin	الرُّحْبَيَاتِ ar-ruḥbayāti

Etymology 2

Verb

أرحب (form I)

1. أَرْحَبُ (ʔarḥabu) /ʔar.ħa.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of رَحِبَ (raḥiba)
2. أَرْحَبَ (ʔarḥaba) /ʔar.ħa.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of رَحِبَ (raḥiba)
3. أَرْحَبْ (ʔarḥab) /ʔar.ħab/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of رَحِبَ (raḥiba)
4. أَرْحُبُ (ʔarḥubu) /ʔar.ħu.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of رَحُبَ (raḥuba)
5. أَرْحُبَ (ʔarḥuba) /ʔar.ħu.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of رَحُبَ (raḥuba)
6. أَرْحُبْ (ʔarḥub) /ʔar.ħub/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of رَحُبَ (raḥuba)

Etymology 3

Verb

أرحب (form II)

1. أُرَحِّبُ (ʔuraḥḥibu) /ʔu.raħ.ħi.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba)
2. أُرَحِّبَ (ʔuraḥḥiba) /ʔu.raħ.ħi.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba)
3. أُرَحِّبْ (ʔuraḥḥib) /ʔu.raħ.ħib/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba)