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رَغِب
to want, to desire /ˈra.ɣi.ba/
verbA1#357 most common
Also: to wish for, to long for, to be keen on
Example sentences
أَرْغَبُ فِي الشَّايِ.
I would like some tea.
هَلْ تَرْغَبُ فِي القَهْوَةِ؟
Do you want coffee?
رَغِبَ الطِّفْلُ فِي لُعْبَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.
The child wanted a new toy.
لَا أَرْغَبُ فِي مُنَاقَشَةِ هَذَا المَوْضُوعِ الآنَ.
I do not want to discuss this subject now.
رَغِبَتْ فِي السَّفَرِ إِلَى الخَارِجِ لِإِكْمَالِ دِرَاسَتِهَا.
She wished to travel abroad to finish her studies.
رَغِبَ النَّاسُ عَنِ القِيَمِ القَدِيمَةِ وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَى الحَدَاثَةِ.
People turned away from the old values and embraced modernity.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَرْغَبُ | رَغِبْتُ | سَأَرْغَبُ |
| 2sg | تَرْغَبُ | رَغِبْتَ | سَتَرْغَبُ |
| 3sg | يَرْغَبُ | رَغِبَ | سَيَرْغَبُ |
| 1pl | نَرْغَبُ | رَغِبْنَا | سَنَرْغَبُ |
| 2pl | تَرْغَبُونَ | رَغِبْتُمْ | سَتَرْغَبُونَ |
| 3pl | يَرْغَبُونَ | رَغِبُوا | سَيَرْغَبُونَ |
Word family
رَغْبَةdesire, wish
رَاغِبdesirous, willing
مَرْغُوبdesired, wantedرَغَّبَto entice, to make appealing
تَرْغِيبenticement, encouragement
Etymology
Raghiba comes from the Semitic root r-gh-b, which carries the sense of desiring and longing. The same root gives raghba, a wish, and marghub, something wanted. The verb takes its exact meaning from the preposition that follows it.
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