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رحب

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See also: رجب, رحت, رخت, and رجت

Arabic

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Root
ر ح ب (r ḥ b)
3 terms

Etymology 1.1

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Compare Ge'ez ርሑብ (rəḥub), Hebrew רָחַב (racháv, to be wide).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ra.ħi.ba/, /ra.ħu.ba/

Verb

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رَحِبَ (raḥiba) I (non-past يَرْحَبُ (yarḥabu), verbal noun رَحَب (raḥab))
رَحُبَ (raḥuba) I (non-past يَرْحُبُ (yarḥubu), verbal noun رُحْب (ruḥb) or رَحَابَة (raḥāba))

  1. to be wide, to be spacious, to be roomy
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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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رَحَّبَ (raḥḥaba) II (non-past يُرَحِّبُ (yuraḥḥibu), verbal noun تَرْحِيب (tarḥīb))

  1. to welcome, to make welcome, to receive graciously
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Etymology 1.3

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎗𐎈𐎁 (rḥb), Hebrew רָחָב (rāḥāḇ) and Ge'ez ርሑብ (rəḥub).

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Adjective

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رَحْب (raḥb) (feminine رَحْبَة (raḥba), elative أَرْحَب (ʔarḥab))

  1. wide, spacious, roomy
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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رُحْب (ruḥbm

  1. verbal noun of رَحُبَ (raḥuba) (form I)
  2. wideness, spaciousness, vastness
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Etymology 1.5

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Noun

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رَحَب (raḥabm

  1. verbal noun of رَحِبَ (raḥiba) (form I)
  2. wideness, spaciousness, vastness
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