ריבה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ב־ב‎ (r-b-b)

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. A combination of the Hebrew root רבב‎ and Arabic مُرَبَّى‎ (murabbā, “jam, marmalade”), رُبّ‎ (rubb, “pulp”) and رَوْب‎ (rawb, “stiffened milk”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ˈba/

Noun

ריבה / רִבָּה • (ribá) f

jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

Anagrams

בהיר‎,‎ בירה,‎ ירבה