ʿrb

To enter, stand surety or bail for, guarantee.

1. arbiter, from Latin arbiter, judge, from Phoenician (Punic) *ʿarb, surety, guarantee.

2. earnest², from Greek arrabōn, from Canaanite *ʿirrabōn, pledge, surety, akin to Hebrew ʿērābôn, from *ʿaraba, to enter, stand surety for.

3. Arabic root form ġrb, to depart. Maghreb, Morocco, from Arabic maġrib, place where the sun sets, west, from ġaraba, to depart, set (of the sun).

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