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”)
    Coordinate terms: عَبْد‎ (ʿabd), خَادِم‎ (ḵādim)
  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

Related terms[edit]

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)

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Noun[edit]

Dari Persian رب
Iranian Persian رب
Tajiki Persian рабб (rabb)

رب • (rabb)

  1. master, lord

Proper noun[edit]

Dari Persian رب
Iranian Persian رب
Tajiki Persian 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 • (rb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬ)

  1. God
    Synonyms: واہگرو‎ (wāhegurū), اللہ‎ (allāh)

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic رَبّ‎ (rabb).

Noun[edit]

رب • (rab) m (Hindi spelling रब)

  1. God

Synonyms[edit]

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