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رِهان
bet /riˈhaːn/
nounB1#1978 most common
Also: wager, stake, gamble
Example sentences
خَسِرَ الرِّهانَ.
He lost the bet.
رَبِحْتُ الرِّهانَ.
I won the bet.
كانَ الرِّهانُ على الفَريقِ الأحمرِ.
The bet was on the red team.
رَفَضَ صَديقي أن يَدخُلَ في هٰذا الرِّهانِ.
My friend refused to enter into this bet.
يُعتَبَرُ هٰذا القَرارُ رِهاناً سِياسِيّاً كَبيراً.
This decision is seen as a big political gamble.
وَضَعَتِ الحُكومةُ رِهانَها على نُموِّ الاقتِصادِ الرَّقميِّ.
The government placed its bet on the growth of the digital economy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رِهانٌ | رِهاناتٌ |
| Genitive | رِهانٍ | رِهاناتٍ |
| Accusative | رِهاناً | رِهاناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا رِهانُ | يا رِهاناتُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root ر-ه-ن (r-h-n), which carries the idea of pledging or putting something down as security. From this root Arabic formed the verb رَاهَنَ, to wager, and رِهان is its verbal noun. A bet is thus framed as a mutual pledge on an uncertain outcome.
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