Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/rabb-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ruub-.

Verb

*rabb- (prefix conjugation *yirubb-, verbal noun *rabb-)

1. to expand, to extend

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapāšum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: رَبَّ (rabba)
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Aramaic:
      • Classical Syriac: ܪܒܒ (rbb)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ረበ (rabba), ረበበ (rababa)

Noun

*rabb- m

1. lord, owner, chief

Inflection

Declension of *rabb-

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*rabbum	*rabbāna	plural stem + *-ūna
Genitive	*rabbim	*rabbayna	plural stem + *-īna
Accusative	*rabbam
possessive forms
1st person	*rabbī / *rabbVya	—	*rabbVni
2nd person m	*rabbVka	*rabbVkumā / *rabbVkumay	*rabbVkum(ū)
2nd person f	*rabbVki		*rabbVkin(ā)
3rd person m	*rabbVšu	*rabbVšumā / *rabbVšumay	*rabbVšum(ū)
3rd person f	*rabbVša		*rabbVšin(ā)
Note: the endings -m and -na are dropped in the bound form, which may also undergo syncopation of an unstressed final vowel where possible. Note: the ending -V before the possessive endings responds to case: *rabbuya for nom. case, *rabbiya for gen. case, *rabbaya for acc. case, etc. Declension of 2sg m. possessive form (your/thy m.) *rabb- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *rabbuka *rabbāka plural stem + *-ūka Genitive *rabbika *rabbayka plural stem + *-īka Accusative *rabbaka Declension of 2sg f. possessive form (your/thy f.) *rabb- Singular Dual Plural Nominative *rabbuki *rabbāki plural stem + *-ūki Genitive *rabbiki *rabbayki plural stem + *-īki Accusative *rabbaki

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒃲 (rab)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: رَبّ (rabb)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:
        • Classical Syriac: ܪܰܒܴ݁ܐ (rabbā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: רַב (ráv, raḇ)
        • Phoenician: 𐤓𐤁 (rb)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎁 (rb /⁠rabbu⁠/)

Adjective

*rabb-

1. copious, plenty

Inflection

Declension of *rabb-

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	m	f	m	f	m	f
Nominative	*rabbum	*rabbatum	*rabbāna	*rabbatāna	*rabbūna	*rabbātum
Genitive	*rabbim	*rabbatim	*rabbayna	*rabbatayna	*rabbīna	*rabbātim
Accusative	*rabbam	*rabbatam

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒂼 (rapšum)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: رُبَّ (rubba)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic:
        • Classical Syriac: ܪܰܒܴ݁ܐ (rabbā)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: רַב (ráv, raḇ)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎁 (rb /⁠rabbu⁠/)