English Explanatory Dictionary

riba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.
name
  1. Initialism of Royal Institute of British Architects.

Word forms

riba

Etymology

From Arabic رِبًا (riban).

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