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Riba

βš₯
REE-bah'REE-bah'2 syllables
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¦Arabic
Adventurous

MEANING

InterestUsury

ORIGIN

Islamic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic root 'r-b-w', which means to grow, to multiply.

CULTURAL NOTES

In Islamic finance, 'riba' is often used to refer to interest or unearned profit, which is prohibited.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically, 'riba' has been a central concept in Islamic economic jurisprudence.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpanish
Fluid

MEANING

Bank of a river

ORIGIN

Spanish

ETYMOLOGY

Comes from the Latin 'ripa', meaning riverbank.

CULTURAL NOTES

Used in some Spanish-speaking regions to describe geographical features.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Commonly used in medieval Spanish texts to describe terrain.

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FAQs About Riba

The name Riba means "Interest, usury" in Arabic, "Bank of a river" in Spanish.
Riba has Islamic and Spanish origins. Derived from the Arabic root 'r-b-w', which means to grow, to multiply.
Riba is pronounced REE-bah (REE-bah). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Riba include Rib, Ribby.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Riba include Lina, Milo, Zara.
The most common spelling is Riba. Alternative spellings include Reba, Ribaah.