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آهن ربا āhan-rubā P (آهن Iron, and ربا rubā, part. of ربودن To seize) s. m. A loadstone.

تقارب taḳārub A (inf. vi. of قرب) s. m. 1. Ap- proaching one another. 2. (in versification) Name of a measure.

تقرب taḳarrub A (inf. v. of قرب) s. m. Propin- quity, nearness, approximation, access; approach or access to God.

دربست darubast P. See دروبست dar-o-bast.

دهرب dhrub ध्रुव S̱. s. m. 1. Pole of the earth, polar star, north pole. 2. adj. True, right.

رب rub P s. m. Juice, rob, sirup, jelly. (Adopt- ed in Arab. rubb, of which the plur. is ربوب rubūb or رباب ribāb). رب السوس rubbu-s-sūs, Extract of liquorice.

ربا rubā P part. (of ربودن) in compos. Stealing, stealer, robber.

رباعي rubāʼīﻌ A (from ربع Four) s. f. A quatrain, a stanza of four lines, a tetrastick. (Plur. رباعيات rubāʼ-īﻌyāt).

ربع rubﻌ A (Heb. ) s. m. A fourth part, a quarter. ربع مسکون rub-iﻌ-maskūn, The inhabit- ed parts of the earth.

ربودن rubūdan P inf. or verbal noun, To rob, robbing.

کہربا kah-rubā P (کہہ for کاه Grass, and part. in compos. of ربودن To steal, to attract) Straw- attracting; s. m. 1. Amber. 2. Oriental anime (gum-resin from the Vateria indica).

کہرباٴي kah-rubā-ī P 1. adj. Of or like amber. 2. s. f. The quality of amber, attraction of straws.