رَهْبَى

and ↓ رُهْبَى and ↓ رَهْبَاءُ and ↓ رُهْبَاءٌ [which last I write with tenween according to a general rule applying to words of the measure فُعْلَاء] and ↓ رَهَبُوتٌ and ↓ رَهَبُوتَى, each a simple subst., (K,) as also ↓ رَهْبَةٌ, (Msb, [but according to the S and K, this last is a verbal noun of رَهِبَ,]) signifying Fear: (Msb, K:) or fear with caution. (TA.) One says, خَيْرٌ مِنْ رَحَمْوتٍ ↓ رَهَبُوتٌ, (S, Meyd, K,) or, according to Mbr, خَيْرٌ مِنْ رَحَمُوتَى ↓ رَهَبُوتى, (Meyd,) [Fear is better than pity, or compassion,] meaning thy being feared is better than thy being pitied, or compassionated: (S, Meyd, K:) a proverb. (Meyd. [See 1 in article رغب.]) And ↓ رُهْبَاكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ رُغْبَاكَ, a similar prov. [explained voce رَغِبَ]. (Meyd.) And مِنَ اللّٰهِ والرُّغْبَى إِلَيْهِ ↓ الرُّهْبَى [also explained voce رَغِبَ]. (Lth, TA.)

-A2- For the first word, see also رَهْبٌ.