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رُعْب
terror /ˈruʕb/
nounB1#2563 most common
Also: horror, fright, dread
Example sentences
شعرتُ بالرعب.
I felt terror.
هذا الفيلم مليء بالرعب.
This movie is full of horror.
صرخت الطفلة من شدة الرعب عندما رأت العنكبوت.
The little girl screamed from sheer terror when she saw the spider.
انتشر الرعب بين السكان بعد سماع صوت الانفجار.
Terror spread among the residents after they heard the sound of the explosion.
يصف الكاتب في روايته مشاعر الرعب التي تنتاب الإنسان في مواجهة المجهول.
In his novel, the author describes the feelings of terror that grip a person facing the unknown.
لم يكن الرعب الذي اجتاح المدينة نتيجة كارثة طبيعية وحدها، بل كان انعكاسًا لانهيار الثقة بين أفراد المجتمع.
The terror that swept the city was not the result of a natural disaster alone; it also reflected a collapse of trust among members of the community.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رُعْبٌ | None |
| Genitive | رُعْبٍ | None |
| Accusative | رُعْبًا | None |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
رَعَبَto frighten, terrify
أَرْعَبَto terrify (causative form)
مُرْعِبterrifying, horrifyingمَرْعُوبterrified, frightened
اِرْتِعَابstate of being terrified
Etymology
رُعْب comes from the Arabic root ر ع ب (r-ʕ-b), which carries the core sense of frightening or terrifying someone. The noun رُعْب itself is a maṣdar, a verbal noun built on the فُعْل pattern from the verb رَعَبَ, meaning to frighten. It functions as the standard Arabic word for the abstract feeling of terror or dread.
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