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ribats

ribats is the plural of ribat.

Meaning of ribat

Noun

ribat (plural ribats)

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

Questions about ribats

What is ribats the plural of?
Ribats is the plural of ribat.

Words near ribats in the dictionary

  1. Ribar
  2. Ribars
  3. Ribas
  4. Ribases
  5. ribat
  6. ribats
  7. ribattuta
  8. ribattutas
  9. ribattute
  10. ribaud
  11. ribaudequin

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