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رَبَآءٌ

Root: ربو

Full Definition

رَبَآءٌ Excess, excellence, or superiority; syn. طَوْلٌ: so in the saying, لِفُلَانٍ عَلَى فُلَانٍ رَبَآءٌ [Such a one possesses excess, or excellence, or superiority, over such a one].
2 And An obligation, a favour, or a benefit; syn. مِنَّةٌ.
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