Greetings & peopleRoot 9 of 12 in this field

ر-ح-ب

wide, open space; welcome

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5 words in 5 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.

مَفْعَل
Place noun مَفْعَل
مَفْعَل = the place where the action happens
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- مَرْحَبًا
  hello, welcome
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  the place noun مَرْحَب, 'a wide place', in the accusative
فَعَّلَ
Form II verb
فَعَّلَ = make someone do it / do it a lot
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- رَحَّبَ
  to welcome (رَحَّبَ بِـ)
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  يُرَحِّبُ
  Command
  رَحِّبْ
تَفْعِيل
Masdar of form II
تَفْعِيل = the -ing of a form II verb
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- تَرْحِيبٌ
  a welcome, welcoming
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مُفَعِّل
Doer of form II
مُفَعِّل = the one who makes it happen (form II)
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- مُرَحِّبٌ
  welcoming
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  Feminine
  مُرَحِّبَةٌ
فَعْل
Short noun فَعْل
فَعْل = the act, or a basic thing
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- رَحْبٌ
  spacious, wide
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  رَحْبُ الصَّدْرِ broad-minded

How the patterns shape this root

The root means wide, open space. مَرْحَبًا, the everyday hello, is the place noun مَرْحَب (مَفْعَل) in the accusative: 'you have come to a wide place' — you are welcome here. Form II رَحَّبَ بِـ is to welcome someone, تَرْحِيب (تَفْعِيل) is the welcome, and a مُرَحِّب host is welcoming; رَحْبُ الصَّدْرِ, 'wide-chested', means broad-minded.

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