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ribat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ri-b-at
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A border or frontier guardpost.

noun

A caravanserai or inn in, converted from, or resembling such a guardpost.

noun

The duty of some men to serve at such posts.

noun

The duty of all Muslims to defend and/or retake Islamic lands.

noun

A Sufi monastery.

noun

An Islamic convent.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic رَابَطَ (rābaṭa)der. Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ)bor. English ribat Borrowed from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ).

Inflected Forms

ribats (plural)

Rhymes With

not got lot a lot water lot shot hot not so hot cannot white-hot red-hot spot

Questions

What does ribat mean?
A border or frontier guardpost.
Where does ribat come from?
Etymology tree Arabic رَابَطَ (rābaṭa)der. Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ)bor. English ribat Borrowed from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ).

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