ribat

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noun

A border or frontier guardpost.

OriginArabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ) →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounribat (plural ribats)

plural ribats

  1. especiallyhistoricalIslamA border or frontier guardpost.
  2. historicalA caravanserai or inn in, converted from, or resembling such a guardpost.
  3. historicalThe duty of some men to serve at such posts.
  4. figurativelyIslamThe duty of all Muslims to defend and/or retake Islamic lands.
  5. IslamA Sufi monastery.
  6. historicalAn Islamic convent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nunnery

Origin

  1. Arabicرَابَطَ (rābaṭa)
  2. Arabicرِبَاط (ribāṭ)
  3. Englishribat

Borrowed from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ).

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Translations

Catalan ràbita
  • ràbitaa Sufi monastery
Spanish rábida
  • rábidaa Sufi monastery

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ribat

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Anagrams

Bitararbitbrait
Cite this entry
APA

ribat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribat

MLA

“ribat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribat.

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