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رَغْبَة

ardent desire

Noun · feminineRoot ر-غ-ب

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Highlights

Plural
رَغَبَات
Verbal noun of
to desire

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to desire
Adjective
رَاغِب
wishing
Adjective
مَرْغُوب
desired
Verb · Form I
رَغُبَ
to be greedy

رَغْبَة in English

Noun · feminine

Verbal noun of رَغِبَ (to desire): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. ardent desire, longing for, wish
  2. willingness
  3. eagerness, zeal, diligence
  4. courage
  5. anything desired, object of a wish
  6. preference
  7. esteem, sympathy, inclination, affection
  8. pleasure in a thing

Word origin

Verbal noun of رَغِبَ (raḡiba).

Words from the root ر-غ-ب

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رَغِبَ · present يَرْغَبُ

to desire, to seek; to have an aversion for, to dislike, not to desire

Verbal noun
ardent desire
رَغَب
Verbal noun
مَرْغُوب
Passive participle · Adjective
desired
رَاغِب
Derived noun · Adjective
wishing
رَغُبَ · present يَرْغُبُ

to be greedy, to be gluttonous; to become wide and filled with water (of a wadi, i.e. dry river or gulch); to become soft (of the land)

رُغْب
Verbal noun
رَغَابَة
Verbal noun
رَغِيب
Active participle
رِغِّيب
Active participle
تَرْغِيب
Noun · m.
making someone desire something

رَغْبَة: plural and other forms

Singularرَغْبَة
Pluralرَغَبَات

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