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رَغْبَة
desire /ˈraɣ.ba/
nounA2#1098 most common
Also: wish, want, willingness
Example sentences
لَدَيَّ رَغْبَةٌ فِي النَّوْمِ.
I have a desire to sleep.
لَيْسَ لَدَيْهِ رَغْبَةٌ فِي الطَّعَامِ.
He has no desire to eat.
عَبَّرَتْ عَنْ رَغْبَتِهَا فِي السَّفَرِ.
She expressed her desire to travel.
تَزَايَدَتْ رَغْبَةُ الشَّبَابِ فِي الهِجْرَةِ.
Young people's desire to emigrate has grown.
لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ الشَّرِكَاتُ تَجَاهُلَ رَغَبَاتِ المُسْتَهْلِكِينَ.
Companies cannot ignore the desires of consumers.
تَتَأَرْجَحُ مَوَاقِفُهُ بَيْنَ رَغْبَةٍ صَادِقَةٍ فِي الإِصْلَاحِ وَخَشْيَةٍ مِنَ المُخَاطَرَةِ.
His positions swing between a sincere desire for reform and a fear of taking risks.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَغْبَةٌ | رَغَبَاتٌ |
| Genitive | رَغْبَةٍ | رَغَبَاتٍ |
| Accusative | رَغْبَةً | رَغَبَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا رَغْبَةُ | يَا رَغَبَاتُ |
Word family
رَغِبَto desire, want
رَاغِبdesirous, willing
مَرْغُوبdesired, in demandرَغَبَاتdesires, wishes (plural)
تَرْغِيبenticement, encouragement
Etymology
رَغْبَة comes from the Semitic triliteral root ر-غ-ب (r-gh-b), which carries the sense of wanting or wishing. The verb رَغِبَ means to desire, and with the preposition فِي it means to wish for something. رَغْبَة is the noun built on the فَعْلَة pattern, naming the state or single instance of that wanting. Arabic is Semitic, so the word has no Indo-European root.
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