راهب

Arabic

Etymology

Perhaps an derived from the active participle of رَهِبَ (rahiba, to dread), from the root ر ه ب (r-h-b), with the intermediate meaning "one who venerates"; compare رَهَب (rahab, veneration, respect).

Noun

رَاهِب (rāhib) m (plural رُهْبَان (ruhbān), feminine رَاهِبَة (rāhiba))

  1. monk

Declension

Descendants

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