رب

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See also: رپ‎, زب‎, and رث‎

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, from the root ر ب ب‎ (r-b-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

رَبَّ • (rabba) I, non-past يَرُبُّ‎‎ (yarubbu)

  1. to be master, to be lord
  2. to have possession, to gather, to control
  3. to have authority over, to govern
  4. to impact, to comprise, to contain
  5. to collect, to congregate
  6. to grow, to increase, to become greater
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
رَبَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal nouns رَبّ or رِبَاب)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
رَبّ or رِبَاب‎

rabb or ribāb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
rābb
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
marbūb
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m
rababtu
rababta
رَبَّ

rabba
rababtumā
rabbā
rababnā
rababtum
rabbū
f
rababti
rabbat
rabbatā
rababtunna
rababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m
ʾarubbu
tarubbu
yarubbu
tarubbāni
yarubbāni
narubbu
tarubbūna
yarubbūna
f
tarubbīna
tarubbu
tarubbāni
tarbubna
yarbubna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾarubba
tarubba
yarubba
tarubbā
yarubbā
narubba
tarubbū
yarubbū
f
tarubbī
tarubba
tarubbā
tarbubna
yarbubna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾarubba or ʾarubbi or ʾarbub
tarubba or tarubbi or tarbub
yarubba or yarubbi or yarbub
tarubbā
yarubbā
narubba or narubbi or narbub
tarubbū
yarubbū
f
tarubbī
tarubba or tarubbi or tarbub
tarubbā
tarbubna
yarbubna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
رُبَّ or رُبِّ or اُرْبُبْ‎

rubba or rubbi or urbub
rubbā
rubbū
f
rubbī
urbubna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m
rubibtu
rubibta
رُبَّ

rubba
rubibtumā
rubbā
rubibnā
rubibtum
rubbū
f
rubibti
rubbat
rubbatā
rubibtunna
rubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m
ʾurabbu
turabbu
yurabbu
turabbāni
yurabbāni
nurabbu
turabbūna
yurabbūna
f
turabbīna
turabbu
turabbāni
turbabna
yurbabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾurabba
turabba
yurabba
turabbā
yurabbā
nurabba
turabbū
yurabbū
f
turabbī
turabba
turabbā
turbabna
yurbabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾurabba or ʾurabbi or ʾurbab
turabba or turabbi or turbab
yurabba or yurabbi or yurbab
turabbā
yurabbā
nurabba or nurabbi or nurbab
turabbū
yurabbū
f
turabbī
turabba or turabbi or turbab
turabbā
turbabna
yurbabna

Verb[edit]

رَبَّ • (rabba) I, non-past يَرُبُّ‎‎ (yarubbu)

  1. to bring up, to raise (a child)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
رَبَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun رَبّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
رَبّ

rabb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
rābb
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
marbūb
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m
rababtu
rababta
رَبَّ

rabba
rababtumā
rabbā
rababnā
rababtum
rabbū
f
rababti
rabbat
rabbatā
rababtunna
rababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m
ʾarubbu
tarubbu
yarubbu
tarubbāni
yarubbāni
narubbu
tarubbūna
yarubbūna
f
tarubbīna
tarubbu
tarubbāni
tarbubna
yarbubna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾarubba
tarubba
yarubba
tarubbā
yarubbā
narubba
tarubbū
yarubbū
f
tarubbī
tarubba
tarubbā
tarbubna
yarbubna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾarubba or ʾarubbi or ʾarbub
tarubba or tarubbi or tarbub
yarubba or yarubbi or yarbub
tarubbā
yarubbā
narubba or narubbi or narbub
tarubbū
yarubbū
f
tarubbī
tarubba or tarubbi or tarbub
tarubbā
tarbubna
yarbubna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
رُبَّ or رُبِّ or اُرْبُبْ‎

rubba or rubbi or urbub
rubbā
rubbū
f
rubbī
urbubna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m
rubibtu
rubibta
رُبَّ

rubba
rubibtumā
rubbā
rubibnā
rubibtum
rubbū
f
rubibti
rubbat
rubbatā
rubibtunna
rubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m
ʾurabbu
turabbu
yurabbu
turabbāni
yurabbāni
nurabbu
turabbūna
yurabbūna
f
turabbīna
turabbu
turabbāni
turbabna
yurbabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾurabba
turabba
yurabba
turabbā
yurabbā
nurabba
turabbū
yurabbū
f
turabbī
turabba
turabbā
turbabna
yurbabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾurabba or ʾurabbi or ʾurbab
turabba or turabbi or turbab
yurabba or yurabbi or yurbab
turabbā
yurabbā
nurabba or nurabbi or nurbab
turabbū
yurabbū
f
turabbī
turabba or turabbi or turbab
turabbā
turbabna
yurbabna

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, from the root ر ب ب‎ (r-b-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

رَبّ • (rabb) m (plural أَرْبَاب‎ (ʾarbāb))

  1. verbal noun of رَبَّ (rabba) (form I)
  2. master, lord, king, sovereign, potentate
    الرَّبّ‎ (ar-rabb, “God, Lord”)
    رَبّ الْعَائِلَة‎ (rabb al-ʿāʾila, “paterfamilias”)
  3. leader, chief, head
    رَبّ بَحْرِيّ‎ (rabb baḥriyy, “seaman (naval rank)”)
  4. owner, proprietor
  5. (with a following genitive) one possessed of, one endowed with
  6. (with a following genitive) having to do with
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun رَبّ (rabb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَبّ
rabb		 الرَّبّ‎
ar-rabb		 رَبّ
rabb
Nominative رَبٌّ
rabbun		 الرَّبُّ‎
ar-rabbu		 رَبُّ
rabbu
Accusative رَبًّا‎
rabban		 الرَّبَّ‎
ar-rabba		 رَبَّ
rabba
Genitive رَبٍّ
rabbin		 الرَّبِّ‎
ar-rabbi		 رَبِّ
rabbi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رَبَّيْن‎
rabbayn		 الرَّبَّيْن‎
ar-rabbayn		 رَبَّيْ‎
rabbay
Nominative رَبَّانِ‎
rabbāni		 الرَّبَّانِ‎
ar-rabbāni		 رَبَّا‎
rabbā
Accusative رَبَّيْنِ‎
rabbayni		 الرَّبَّيْنِ‎
ar-rabbayni		 رَبَّيْ‎
rabbay
Genitive رَبَّيْنِ‎
rabbayni		 الرَّبَّيْنِ‎
ar-rabbayni		 رَبَّيْ‎
rabbay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَرْبَاب‎
ʾarbāb		 الْأَرْبَاب‎
al-ʾarbāb		 أَرْبَاب‎
ʾarbāb
Nominative أَرْبَابٌ‎
ʾarbābun		 الْأَرْبَابُ‎
al-ʾarbābu		 أَرْبَابُ‎
ʾarbābu
Accusative أَرْبَابًا‎
ʾarbāban		 الْأَرْبَابَ‎
al-ʾarbāba		 أَرْبَابَ‎
ʾarbāba
Genitive أَرْبَابٍ‎
ʾarbābin		 الْأَرْبَابِ‎
al-ʾarbābi		 أَرْبَابِ‎
ʾarbābi

Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From the root ر ب ب‎ (r-b-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

رُبّ • (rubb) m (plural رِبَاب‎ (ribāb) or رُبُوب‎ (rubūb))

  1. thickened fruit juice, thickened juice
  2. mash, pulp
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun رُبّ (rubb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُبّ
rubb		 الرُّبّ‎
ar-rubb		 رُبّ
rubb
Nominative رُبٌّ
rubbun		 الرُّبُّ‎
ar-rubbu		 رُبُّ
rubbu
Accusative رُبًّا‎
rubban		 الرُّبَّ‎
ar-rubba		 رُبَّ
rubba
Genitive رُبٍّ
rubbin		 الرُّبِّ‎
ar-rubbi		 رُبِّ
rubbi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رُبَّيْن‎
rubbayn		 الرُّبَّيْن‎
ar-rubbayn		 رُبَّيْ‎
rubbay
Nominative رُبَّانِ‎
rubbāni		 الرُّبَّانِ‎
ar-rubbāni		 رُبَّا‎
rubbā
Accusative رُبَّيْنِ‎
rubbayni		 الرُّبَّيْنِ‎
ar-rubbayni		 رُبَّيْ‎
rubbay
Genitive رُبَّيْنِ‎
rubbayni		 الرُّبَّيْنِ‎
ar-rubbayni		 رُبَّيْ‎
rubbay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal رِبَاب‎‎; رُبُوب‎
ribāb‎; rubūb		 الرِّبَاب‎‎; الرُّبُوب‎
ar-ribāb‎; ar-rubūb		 رِبَاب‎‎; رُبُوب‎
ribāb‎; rubūb
Nominative رِبَابٌ‎‎; رُبُوبٌ‎
ribābun‎; rubūbun		 الرِّبَابُ‎‎; الرُّبُوبُ‎
ar-ribābu‎; ar-rubūbu		 رِبَابُ‎‎; رُبُوبُ‎
ribābu‎; rubūbu
Accusative رِبَابًا‎‎; رُبُوبًا‎
ribāban‎; rubūban		 الرِّبَابَ‎‎; الرُّبُوبَ‎
ar-ribāba‎; ar-rubūba		 رِبَابَ‎‎; رُبُوبَ‎
ribāba‎; rubūba
Genitive رِبَابٍ‎‎; رُبُوبٍ‎
ribābin‎; rubūbin		 الرِّبَابِ‎‎; الرُّبُوبِ‎
ar-ribābi‎; ar-rubūbi		 رِبَابِ‎‎; رُبُوبِ‎
ribābi‎; rubūbi
See also[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, from the root ر ب ب‎ (r-b-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

رُبَّ • (rubba)

  1. (with a following indefinite genitive) many
    رُبَّ رَجُلٍ‎ (rubba rajulin, “many a man”)
    رُبَّ مَرَّةٍ‎ (rubba marratin, “many a time”)
Declension[edit]

Indeclinable, followed by the indefinite genitive singular.

Adverb[edit]

رُبَّ • (rubba)

  1. likely, perhaps, mayhap, potentially

Etymology 5[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

رَبِّ • (rabbi) (form II)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of رَبَّى‎ (rabbā)

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “رب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Noun[edit]

Dari رب‎
Iranian Persian رب‎
Tajik рабб (rabb)

رب • (rabb)

  1. master
  2. lord

Proper noun[edit]

Dari رب‎
Iranian Persian رب‎
Tajik Рабб (Rabb)

رب • (Rabb)

  1. Lord
  2. God

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic رُبّ‎ (rubb).

Noun[edit]

رب • (robb)

  1. tomato sauce

Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian رب‎ (rabb), from Arabic رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

رب • (rabb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬ)

  1. God

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Noun[edit]

رب • (rab) m (Hindi spelling रब)

  1. God

Synonyms[edit]

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