rabat

rabat · noun¹

1. French · borrowed fromrabat
2. French · borrowed fromrabat
3. English todayrabat

Borrowed from French rabat.

rabat · verb²

1. French · derived fromrabattre“to lower”
2. English todayrabat

Apparently from French rabattre (“to lower”), which often denotes a folding or swinging motion downwards.

Rabat · proper noun³

1. Arabic · borrowed fromالرَّبَاط
2. Arabic · borrowed fromالرَّبَاط
3. English todayRabat

Borrowed from Arabic الرَّبَاط (ar-rabāṭ).

Rabat · proper noun⁴

1. Arabic · derived fromرَبَض“outskirts, suburb”
2. Maltese · derived fromrabat“suburb”
3. English todayRabat

From Maltese rabat (“suburb”), from Arabic رَبَض (rabaḍ, “outskirts, suburb”).

Words from the same roots