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رَبْط
tying, binding /ˈrabtˤ/
nounB1#1843 most common
Also: linking, connecting, fastening, coupling
Example sentences
عِنْدِي مُشْكِلَة فِي رَبْط الحِذاء.
I have a problem tying the shoe.
رَبْط الحِزام مُهِمّ فِي السَّيّارَة.
Fastening the seatbelt is important in the car.
نَحْتاجُ إِلى رَبْطِ الكابِلاتِ بِشَكْلٍ صَحيح.
We need to connect the cables properly.
يُساعِدُ رَبْطُ الأَفْكارِ عَلى فَهْمِ النَّصِّ.
Linking the ideas helps in understanding the text.
أَدّى رَبْطُ الاقْتِصادِ المَحَلِّيِّ بِالأَسْواقِ العالَمِيَّةِ إِلى تَحَوُّلاتٍ كَبيرَة.
Linking the local economy to global markets led to major changes.
يَعْتَمِدُ الاسْتِدْلالُ المَنْطِقِيُّ عَلى رَبْطِ المُقَدِّماتِ بِالنَّتائِجِ رَبْطاً مُحْكَماً.
Logical reasoning depends on tightly linking premises to conclusions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَبْطٌ | |
| Genitive | رَبْطٍ | |
| Accusative | رَبْطاً | |
| Vocative | يا رَبْطُ |
Word family
رَبَطَto tie, bind, connect
رابِطَةbond, league, associationرِباطligament, tie, band
مَرْبوطtied, connected
ارْتِباطconnection, link, commitment
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the triliteral Semitic root r-b-ṭ, meaning to tie or bind. It follows the faʿl pattern used for many verbal nouns. From the concrete sense of fastening a cord, it extended to abstract linking and connection.
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