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رِبا

[the] usury

সুদ

Root letters: ر ب وAppears 7 times in the Qur'an#1,070 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ر ب و

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟7 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟[the] usuryl-riba · 3 times
  • ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟[the] usuryl-riba · 2 times
  • ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ ۗ[the] usuryl-riba · 1 times
  • ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ ۚ[the] usuryl-riba · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ر ب و — know one root, recognise many words.

  • رَبَتْ(will) increaseবৃদ্ধি পায়
  • أَرْبَىmore numerousবেশী লাভবান
  • رَبْوَةa high groundউচ্চভূমির
  • رَبَّيَthey brought me upআমাকে দু'জনে পালন করেছে
  • رابِيrisingউপরিভাগে
  • رابِيَةexceedingশক্ত
  • رِبusuryসূদ

Examples from the Qur'an

Allāh destroys interest and gives increase for charities. And Allāh does not like every sinning disbeliever.

Surah 2:276 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allāh that you may be successful.

Surah 3:130 — Read full ayah

O you who have believed, fear Allāh and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers.

Surah 2:278 — Read full ayah