راهب

العربية

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راهب

/raː.hib/

Rhymes with -ib

Where it comes from

Perhaps derived from the active participle of رَهِبَ (rahiba, “to dread”), from the root ر ه ب (r h b), with the intermediate meanings "dreader", "God-fearer", "God-worshiper", "venerator"; compare رَهَب (rahab, “veneration, respect”) and رَهْبَة (rahba, “terror; dread; awe”).

noun رَاهِب · rāhib · رُهْبَان · رَاهِبَة · الرَّاهِب

monk ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانًا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
dialectal priest

In English

monk male member of monastic order
hermit religious recluse; eremite

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {راهب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}