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رابِطَة
bond /ˈraː.bɪ.tˤa/
nounB1#2986 most common
Also: association, league, tie, link
Example sentences
هذه رابطة قوية بين الأصدقاء.
This is a strong bond between friends.
انضممت إلى رابطة الطلاب في الجامعة.
I joined the students' association at the university.
تأسست هذه الرابطة عام ١٩٥٠ لدعم الكتاب.
This association was founded in 1950 to support writers.
تربط رابطة الدم بين أفراد العائلة رغم الخلافات.
The blood bond ties family members together despite disagreements.
عملت الرابطة العربية على تنسيق المواقف السياسية بين الدول الأعضاء.
The Arab league worked to coordinate political positions among the member states.
لا يمكن فصم الرابطة الروحية التي تجمع بين المعلم وتلاميذه مهما بعدت المسافات.
The spiritual bond that unites a teacher and his students cannot be severed no matter how great the distance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رابِطَةٌ | رابِطاتٌ |
| Genitive | رابِطَةٍ | رابِطاتٍ |
| Accusative | رابِطَةً | رابِطاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا رابِطَةُ | يا رابِطاتُ |
Word family
رَبَطَto tie, bind, fasten
رِباطligament, strap, bond
مَربوطtied, bound
ارتِباطconnection, relation
رَبْطthe act of tying or linkingEtymology
رابِطَة comes from the Semitic root ر-ب-ط (r-b-ṭ), meaning to tie or bind. It is the feminine active-participle form, used as a noun for something that ties people, groups, or ideas together. Over time it broadened from a physical tie to an institutional one, giving the modern sense of an association or league.
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