English Explanatory Dictionary

ribat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A border or frontier guardpost.
  2. A caravanserai or inn in, converted from, or resembling such a guardpost.
  3. The duty of some men to serve at such posts.
  4. The duty of all Muslims to defend and/or retake Islamic lands.
  5. A Sufi monastery.
  6. An Islamic convent.

Word forms

ribat ribats

Etymology

From Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ).

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