Rihab
/riˈħaːb/noun
An Arabic given name meaning expanses, spacious places, or wide open spaces.
Did you know?Rihab is the plural of Arabic raḥb, “a spacious place,” from the same Semitic root associated with the biblical name Rahab and the greeting marḥaban.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*r-ḥ-b
“A reconstructed root associated with spaciousness, breadth, and roominess.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רָחַב (rāḥav)
“To be broad or spacious; to enlarge.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رَحُبَ (raḥuba)
“To be spacious, broad, or ample.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رَحْب (raḥb)
“A wide or spacious place.”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رِحَاب (riḥāb)
“Expanses, open spaces, or broad surroundings; the plural of raḥb.”
Modern English
English
Rihab
“An established Arabic personal name used in English transliteration.”