ריבה

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ריבה

  • /ʁi.ˈba/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -ɔ

Where it comes from

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”).

noun רִבָּה · ribá · ריבות

  1. feminine jam (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar)

In English

  • jam sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ריבה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}