English
ribat
Ribat comes from Arabic رَابَطَ ‘to be lined up, posted, stationed (of troops)’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to be lined up, posted, stationed (of troops)’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرِبَاطribāṭ
- Englishtodayribat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to be lined up, posted, stationed (of troops)’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرِبَاطribāṭ
- Englishtodayribat
Every English word from Arabic رَابَطَ
Today it means
noun A border or frontier guardpost.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَابَطَ / ribat