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رَبِح
to win, to profit /ˈra.bi.ħa/
verbA2#1360 most common
Also: to gain, to earn, to make money
Example sentences
رَبِحَ أحمدُ المباراة.
Ahmad won the match.
رَبِحْتُ جائزةً كبيرة.
I won a big prize.
رَبِحَ التاجرُ مالاً كثيراً هذا العام.
The merchant made a lot of money this year.
إذا اجتهدتَ، فستربحُ ثقةَ الناس.
If you work hard, you will gain people's trust.
لم تربح الشركةُ شيئاً يُذكر بعد سنواتٍ من الاستثمار.
The company gained nothing to speak of after years of investment.
مَن يُخاطر بكلِّ شيءٍ قد يربح العالَمَ كلَّه أو يخسر نفسَه.
Whoever risks everything may win the whole world or lose his soul.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْبَحُ | رَبِحْتُ | سَأَرْبَحُ |
| 2sg | تَرْبَحُ | رَبِحْتَ | سَتَرْبَحُ |
| 3sg | يَرْبَحُ | رَبِحَ | سَيَرْبَحُ |
| 1pl | نَرْبَحُ | رَبِحْنا | سَنَرْبَحُ |
| 2pl | تَرْبَحُونَ | رَبِحْتُمْ | سَتَرْبَحُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْبَحُونَ | رَبِحُوا | سَيَرْبَحُونَ |
Word family
رِبْح (ribḥ)profit, gain
رابِح (rābiḥ)winning; winner
أَرْباح (arbāḥ)profits, earnings
مُرابَحة (murābaḥa)cost-plus sale in Islamic finance
رَبَّحَ (rabbaḥa)to cause to profit (Form II)
Etymology
رَبِح comes from the Semitic triconsonantal root r-b-ḥ, tied to the idea of profit and gain. Classical Arabic used it first for commercial gain, then widened it to winning contests, prizes, and bets. The noun رِبْح (ribḥ), meaning profit, sits on the same root and remains the central commercial term.
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