Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رحب
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root رحب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root رَحُبَ (raḥuba) means to be wide or ample. A رَحَبَة (raḥabah) is a spacious, open area, often referring to the court of a mosque or a wide tract of land.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-ḥ-b
Listen: مَرْحَبًۢا 38:60
Root letters: ر — ح — ب

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root رحب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root رحب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2) · Verb (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Letter Sad 38:59 Noun
هَـٰذَا فَوۡجࣱ مُّقۡتَحِمࣱ مَّعَكُمۡ لَا مَرۡحَبَۢا بِهِمۡۚ إِنَّهُمۡ صَالُوا۟ ٱلنَّارِ ۝٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
The Letter Sad 38:60 Noun
قَالُوا۟ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ لَا مَرۡحَبَۢا بِكُمۡۖ أَنتُمۡ قَدَّمۡتُمُوهُ لَنَاۖ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡقَرَارُ ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
مَرْحَبًۢا marḥabanā Noun
رَحُبَتْ raḥubat Verb