رباط
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ب ط (r-b-ṭ), related to binding, tying up or attaching.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri.baːtˁ/
Noun
رِبَاط • (ribāṭ) m (plural رُبُط (rubuṭ) or رِبَاطَات (ribāṭāt) or أَرْبِطَة (ʾarbiṭa))
- verbal noun of رَابَطَ (rābaṭa) (form III)
- A thing with which one ties, binds or makes fast: tie, band, ribbon, ligature, bondage, bond, fetter
- ribat (a frontier post where travellers (particularly soldiers) could stay)
Declension
Declension of noun رِبَاط (ribāṭ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رِبَاط ribāṭ | الرِّبَاط ar-ribāṭ | رِبَاط ribāṭ |
| Nominative | رِبَاطٌ ribāṭun | الرِّبَاطُ ar-ribāṭu | رِبَاطُ ribāṭu |
| Accusative | رِبَاطًا ribāṭan | الرِّبَاطَ ar-ribāṭa | رِبَاطَ ribāṭa |
| Genitive | رِبَاطٍ ribāṭin | الرِّبَاطِ ar-ribāṭi | رِبَاطِ ribāṭi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | رِبَاطَيْن ribāṭayn | الرِّبَاطَيْن ar-ribāṭayn | رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay |
| Nominative | رِبَاطَانِ ribāṭāni | الرِّبَاطَانِ ar-ribāṭāni | رِبَاطَا ribāṭā |
| Accusative | رِبَاطَيْنِ ribāṭayni | الرِّبَاطَيْنِ ar-ribāṭayni | رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay |
| Genitive | رِبَاطَيْنِ ribāṭayni | الرِّبَاطَيْنِ ar-ribāṭayni | رِبَاطَيْ ribāṭay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رُبُط; رِبَاطَات; أَرْبِطَة rubuṭ; ribāṭāt; ʾarbiṭa | الرُّبُط; الرِّبَاطَات; الْأَرْبِطَة ar-rubuṭ; ar-ribāṭāt; al-ʾarbiṭa | رُبُط; رِبَاطَات; أَرْبِطَة rubuṭ; ribāṭāt; ʾarbiṭat |
| Nominative | رُبُطٌ; رِبَاطَاتٌ; أَرْبِطَةٌ rubuṭun; ribāṭātun; ʾarbiṭatun | الرُّبُطُ; الرِّبَاطَاتُ; الْأَرْبِطَةُ ar-rubuṭu; ar-ribāṭātu; al-ʾarbiṭatu | رُبُطُ; رِبَاطَاتُ; أَرْبِطَةُ rubuṭu; ribāṭātu; ʾarbiṭatu |
| Accusative | رُبُطًا; رِبَاطَاتٍ; أَرْبِطَةً rubuṭan; ribāṭātin; ʾarbiṭatan | الرُّبُطَ; الرِّبَاطَاتِ; الْأَرْبِطَةَ ar-rubuṭa; ar-ribāṭāti; al-ʾarbiṭata | رُبُطَ; رِبَاطَاتِ; أَرْبِطَةَ rubuṭa; ribāṭāti; ʾarbiṭata |
| Genitive | رُبُطٍ; رِبَاطَاتٍ; أَرْبِطَةٍ rubuṭin; ribāṭātin; ʾarbiṭatin | الرُّبُطِ; الرِّبَاطَاتِ; الْأَرْبِطَةِ ar-rubuṭi; ar-ribāṭāti; al-ʾarbiṭati | رُبُطِ; رِبَاطَاتِ; أَرْبِطَةِ rubuṭi; ribāṭāti; ʾarbiṭati |
Derived terms
- اَلرِّبَاط (ar-ribāṭ)
- رِبَاط الفَتْح (ribāṭ al-fatḥ)
Descendants
- English: ribat
- Persian: رباط (rebât)