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رَهِيب
terrifying /raˈhiːb/
adjectiveB1#1961 most common
Also: dreadful, tremendous, awesome (colloquial slang)
Example sentences
هٰذَا فِيلْم رَهِيب.
This is a terrifying movie.
كَانَ الطَّقْسُ رَهِيبًا أَمْس.
The weather was dreadful yesterday.
شَعَرْتُ بِصَمْتٍ رَهِيبٍ فِي الْغُرْفَة.
I felt a terrifying silence in the room.
وَاجَهَ الْجُنُودُ مَوْقِفًا رَهِيبًا فِي الْمَعْرَكَة.
The soldiers faced a terrifying situation in the battle.
خَيَّمَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ هُدُوءٌ رَهِيبٌ قَبْلَ الْعَاصِفَة.
A dreadful calm settled over the city before the storm.
يَحْمِلُ الْمَشْهَدُ فِي طَيَّاتِهِ جَمَالًا رَهِيبًا يَمْزِجُ الرُّعْبَ بِالدَّهْشَة.
The scene carries within it a tremendous beauty that blends terror with wonder.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَهِيبٌ | رُهُبٌ |
| Genitive | رَهِيبٍ | رُهُبٍ |
| Accusative | رَهِيبًا | رُهُبًا |
| Vocative | يَا رَهِيبُ | يَا رُهُبُ |
Word family
رَهْبَةdread, awe
رَاهِبmonk
أَرْهَبَto terrify, intimidate
إِرْهَابterrorism
رَهْبَنَةmonasticism
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root r-h-b, which carries the sense of fear, dread, and awe. The pattern faʿīl turns the root into an adjective meaning one that inspires fear. The same root gives Arabic words for monk and for terrorism, both tied to the idea of fearing or causing fear.
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