riba

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riba^¹

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Borrowed from Arabic رِبًا (riban).

noun

uncountable interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.

RIBA^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Royal Institute of British Architects

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"riba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/riba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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riba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/riba

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"riba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/riba.

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@misc{riba_2026,
  title = {riba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/riba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}