noun

ribat

ribat · ribats

A border or frontier guardpostA border or frontier guardpost.

Meaning

6 senses

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

1 languages

Borrowed from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ).

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plural: ribats

Singular	ribat
Plural	ribats

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