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tie in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ribṭah
- Arabizi
ribta- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- رِبَاطٌ ribāṭun
- Root
- ر ب ط
How to use it
"Tie" as a clothing item is "رِبْطَة" (feminine). The plural is "رِبَاط". It refers to the necktie worn with formal shirts.
Example sentences
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اِرتَدَى رِبْطَةً أَزْرَقَةً إلى الاِجتماعِ.
irtadā ribṭatan azraqaṭan ilā al‑ijtimāʿi.
He wore a blue tie to the meeting.
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رَبَطَتْ الفتاةُ رِبْطَةً على عَناقَتِها.
rabṭat al‑fatāh ribṭatan ʿalā ʿanāqatihā.
The girl ?
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
My tie is orange.
ربطة عنقي برتقالية.
I bought a red tie.
اِشتريت ربطة عنق حمراء.
Sami can tie his shoes.
يستطيع سامي ربط حذائه.
You should fix your tie.
عليك إصلاح ربطة عنقك.
Tie his hands behind him.
اربط يديه خلفه.
She gave her father a tie.
أعطت والدها ربطة عنق.
I gave my father a silk tie.
أعطيتُ أبي ربطة عنق حريرية.
She found a nice tie for me.
وجدت لي رباط عنق جميل.
Let me tie all of this together.
واسمحوا لي أن أربط بين كل ما سبق.
This tie doesn't go with my suit.
ربطة العنق هذه لا تليق ببزتي.
Your tie blends well with your suit.
ربطة عنقك تليق ببزتك.
Did anybody notice that in two of the three debates, Obama wore a blue tie and Romney wore a red tie?
هل لاحظتم ان في المناظرات الثلاث الاخيرة كان اوباما يلبس ربطة عنق زرقاء و رومني يلبس ربطة عنق حمراء؟
Questions and answers
Can "رِبْطَة" also mean "knot"?
Yes, context decides; "رِبْطَة" can mean a knot or a necktie.
Is there a casual slang term?
You may hear "طَربُر" in some dialects, but "رِبْطَة" is standard.
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