different between rib vs riba

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?b, IPA^(key): /??b/
• Rhymes: -?b

Etymology 1

From Middle English rib, ribbe, from Old English ribb (“rib”), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribj? (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?reb?- (“arch, ceiling, cover”).

Cognate with Dutch rib (“rib”), Norwegian ribbe (“sparerib”), Norwegian ribben (“rib”), Low German ribbe (“rib”), German Rippe (“rib”), Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”), Serbo-Croatian rèbro (“rib”).

(wife or woman): In reference to the creation of Eve from Adam's rib in the Bible.

Noun

rib (plural ribs)

1. (anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
2. (by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.

3. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
4. (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
5. (aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
6. (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
7. (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
8. (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
9. A teasing joke.
10. (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
11. A stalk of celery.
12. (archaic, literary or humorous) A wife or woman.
    • 1862, George Borrow, Wild Wales

      'Near to it was the portrait of his rib, Dame Middleton.'

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

rib (third-person singular simple present ribs, present participle ribbing, simple past and past participle ribbed)

1. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
2. To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.

3. To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
4. (transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English ribbe, from Old English ribbe (“hound's-tongue”).

Noun

rib (plural ribs)

1. (botany) Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
2. (botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
3. (botany) Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).

Further reading

• rib on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• BIR, BRI, Bri, IBR, IRB, RBI

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: rib

Etymology 1

From Dutch rib, from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-Germanic *ribj?.

Noun

rib (plural ribbe, diminutive ribbetjie)

1. (anatomy) rib

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-Germanic *ribj?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?p/
• Hyphenation: rib
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

rib m (plural ribben, diminutive ribje n)

1. rib

2. a truss (wooden frame)

Derived terms

• ribbenkast
• ribstuk
• scheepsrib

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rib

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ribe (“hair, blade, tape”)

Verb

rib (past rib, future ribidh, verbal noun ribeadh, past participle ribte)

1. trap, ensnare

Related terms

• ribe

Slovene

Noun

rib

1. genitive dual/plural of riba

Yapese

Adverb

rib

1. very

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /?ip?/
• Tone numbers: rib⁸
• Hyphenation: rib

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *C?.lep? (“fingernail; toenail”). Cognate with Thai ???? (lép), Lao ???? (lep), Shan ????? (n??p), Ahom ???????????????? (lip), Saek ?????.

Noun

rib (Sawndip forms ???? or ????, old orthography rib)

1. nail (on fingers and toes)

   Synonym: (dialectal) gyaep

2. claw; talon

   Synonym: nyauj

3. hoof

   Synonym: ve

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rib (old orthography rib)

1. to clean up; to tidy up
2. to confiscate

English

Etymology

Arabic ?????? (rib?)

Noun

riba (uncountable)

1. (Muslim finance): interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.

Anagrams

• Bair, Bari, Bria, RAIB, abir, abri, bari, rabi

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan riba, from Latin r?pa, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to tear, cut”).

Noun

riba f (plural ribes)

1. coast

Related terms

• ribera

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese riba, from Latin ripa (“bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ri?a?/

Noun

riba f (plural ribas)

1. (dated, geography) bank
2. (dated, geography) shore

Derived terms

Adverb

riba

1. up

Derived terms

• aínda por riba
• por riba
• por riba de

Related terms

• arriba

References

• “riba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “riba” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “riba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “riba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “riba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????? (riban).

Noun

r?ìba f (possessed form r?ìbar?)

1. bank interest, usury

Noun

r??b?? f (possessed form r??bàr?)

1. profit
2. benefit, gain, advantage

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay riba, from Arabic ?????? (riban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?riba/
• Hyphenation: ri?ba

Noun

riba (first-person possessive ribaku, second-person possessive ribamu, third-person possessive ribanya)

1. (Islam) interest, usury.

   Synonyms: bunga, renten

Further reading

• “riba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (ribà) IPA^(key): [r???b?]
• (rìba) IPA^(key): [?r??b?]

Noun

ribà f (plural rìbos) stress pattern 4

1. boundary (dividing line or location between two areas)

   šali?s ribà - frontier, border

2. limit

Declension

Synonyms

• (boundary): ežia, siena

Derived terms

(Adjectives)

• beribis
• ribotas

See also

• (limit): galas, pabaiga

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????? (riban).

Noun

riba f

1. interest (the price of credit)

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan riba, from Latin r?pa, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to tear, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ri?o]

Noun

riba f (plural ribas)

1. shore, bank

Related terms

• ribièra

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish arriba.

Preposition

riba

1. upon
2. above
3. on

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ryba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rîba/
• Hyphenation: ri?ba

Noun

r?ba f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. fish (animal)

   grabežljiva riba - predator fish

2. (slang) girl, chick
3. (slang) (ribica, diminutive) vagina

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ryba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rì?ba/

Noun

ríba f

1. fish

Inflection

Further reading

• “riba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Noun

riba f (plural ribas)

1. (obsolete, often found in compound for names of towns) shore; shoreline

Derived terms

• Ribadesella
• Ribadavia
• Ribagorza

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

riba (n class, plural riba)

1. interest
2. greed, avarice; usury