ربوہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُبْوَة (rubwa, “height, hill”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾəb.ʋɑ(ɦ)/

Noun

رَبْوَہ • (rabvah) m (Hindi spelling रब्वा)

1. an elevated place, high ground

   Synonyms: پشت (puśt), ٹیلہ (ṭīlah)

2. The piece of land where the Dome of the Rock is sited in Jerusalem, called so because it is higher than its surroundings. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Proper noun

رَبْوَہ • (rabva) m (Hindi spelling रब्वह)

1. Rabwah (a city in Chiniot district, Punjab, Pakistan), an important city for Ahmadi Muslims and former headquarters of the Ahmadiyya community, an area higher than its surroundings.

Usage notes

This name is mainly used by Ahmadis and is the former name of the city, now officially known as چناب نگر (“Chenab Nagar”).

References

• “ربوہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ربوہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.