ריבה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ב־ב (r-b-b)

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁi.ˈba/

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Noun

ריבה / רִבָּה • (ribá) f (plural indefinite ריבות)

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

Anagrams

• בהיר, בירה, ירבה