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رَابِحٌ

Root: ربح

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رَابِحٌ and رَبِيحٌ Trafficking in which one makes gain, or profit; and so تِجَارَةٌ رَابِحَةٌ; [lucrative, or profitable, traffic;] a phrase like لَيْلٌ نَائِمٌ and سَاهِرٌ meaning "a night in which one sleeps" and "in which one is wakeful:" and مُرْبِحٌ بَيْعٌ a sale in which one makes gain, or profit. And مَالٌ رَابِحٌ Property having gain, or profit: رابح in this case being like لَابِنٌ and تَامِرٌ: occurring in a trad.: but some read [رَائِحٌ, or, more probably, رَائِجٌ, from رَاجَ,] with ى [or rather ء].
2 See also رَبَحٌ.
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