ربا
العربية
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ربا¹
- /ri.baː/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew ריבית (ribít, “interest”).
noun رِبًا · riban · رِبَا · رِبَوَان · رِبَيَان
- interest
- usury, usurious interest
- gain in selling, profit
ربا²
- /ra.baː/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew רָבַב (rabab, “to be many, to multiply, to increase”).
verb رَبَا · rabā · يَرْبُو · رَبَاء · رُبُوّ
- to grow
- to increase
In English
- usury exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates
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