ارباب

See also: أرباب‎ and أزباب‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْبَاب‎ (ʔarbāb), plural of رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Noun

ارباب • (erbab)

1. plural of رب‎ (rab, “lord; owner”)

Adjective

ارباب • (erbab)

1. competent, expert

Descendants

• Turkish: erbap
• → Macedonian: ербап (erbap)

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “erbab”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ارباب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 65

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْبَاب‎ (ʔarbāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaɾ.ˈbɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.bɑ́ːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.bɑ́ːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.bɑ́ːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.bɔ́ːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæɹ.bɒ́ːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.bɔ́b]

Readings
Classical reading?	arbāḇ
Dari reading?	arbāb
Iranian reading?	arbâb
Tajik reading?	arbob

Noun

ارباب • (arbâb) (plural اربابان‎ (arbâbân))

1. lord (clarification of this definition is needed)