Etymology

modaraba

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Today it means: A form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner. Full definition →

Arabic مُضَارَبَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromمُضَارَبَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromمُضَارَبَة
  3. English todaymodaraba

Borrowed from Arabic مُضَارَبَة (muḍāraba, “venture”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicمُضَارَبَة all →

mudarabah

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.