rob
English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, rober, Old French rober (“to rob”), from Medieval Latin raubō (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.
Verb[edit]
rob (third-person singular simple present robs, present participle robbing, simple past and past participle robbed)
- (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- He robbed three banks before he was caught.
- (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene v]:
- I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.
- (transitive, figuratively, used with "of") To deprive (of).
- Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
- 1914, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter I, in Nobody, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published 1915, OCLC 40817384:
- Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy […] distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its savour.
- (transitive, slang) To burgle.
- 2008, National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Sept 4, 2008
- Her house was robbed.
- 2008, National Public Radio, All Things Considered, Sept 4, 2008
- (transitive, UK, slang) To steal.
- That bloke robbed my phone!
- (intransitive) To commit robbery.
- (sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
- 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14998317.stm Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos]”, in BBC Sport:
- Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From French rob; compare Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, Persian ربودن (present stem: robâ) and also similar in Arabic.
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Noun[edit]
rob (uncountable)
- The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
- 1749, [Thomas Short], “[Of the Symptoms of Fevers, and Their Cure.] 10th, Of Feverish Heat”, in A General Chronological History of the Air, Weather, Seasons, Meteors, &c. in Sundry Places and Different Times; More Particularly for the Space of 250 Years. Together with Some of Their Most Remarkable Effects on Animal (Especially Human) Bodies, and Vegetables. In Two Volumes, volume II, Printed for T[homas] Longman, in Paternoster-Row; and A[ndrew] Millar, in the Strand, OCLC 912982174, page 512–513:
- [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.
Anagrams[edit]
Afar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw tluuw, Somali róob, Oromo rooba and Saho rob.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rób m
Declension[edit]
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subjective | rób | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | robtí | |||||||||||||||||
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References[edit]
- Loren F. Bliese (1981) A Generative Grammar of Afar[1], Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics and University of Texas at Arlington (doctoral thesis)., page 5
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “rob”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 171
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
rob (plural robbe)
- seal (pinniped)
Synonyms[edit]
- (seal): seehond
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a South Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian rob, Macedonian роб (rob), Bulgarian роб (rob), ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“servant, slave”).[1]
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Noun[edit]
rob m (indefinite plural robër, definite singular robi, definite plural robërit)
- (historical) slave
- (historical) serf
- prisoner of war
- (figurative, derogatory) servant
rob m (indefinite plural rob, definite singular robi, definite plural robtë)
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References[edit]
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012), “rob”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 253-254
Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”). Compare Daco-Romanian rob.
Noun[edit]
rob m (plural roghi, feminine equivalent roabã)
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“servant, slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“orphan, child slave or servant”).[1]. Compare English robot and Serbo-Croatian rob.
Noun[edit]
rob m
- (obsolete) slave, serf
- 1887, Josef Václav Sládek, “Z osudu rukou”, in Selské písně a české znělky[3], line 7:
- Tak všichni jsme z lidí, vládce i rob.
- So we are all of people, both a ruler and a serf.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
rob f
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
rob
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References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- rob in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- rob in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Uncertain; compare English rabbit. Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.
Noun[edit]
rob m (plural robben, diminutive robbetje n)
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Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: rob
Etymology 2[edit]
Uncertain; compare English rabbit, as well as English rub, referring to the fur. Or, from Proto-West Germanic *reufan (“to tear”), hinted by the animals' digging of tunnels.
Noun[edit]
rob f (plural robben, diminutive robbeken n)
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Further reading[edit]
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (seal)
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob5”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (rabbit)
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Javanese ꦫꦺꦴꦧ꧀ (rob, “to rise”), form Old Javanese rob, rwab (“high tide, high water”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Ruab, from Proto-Austronesian *Ruab. Doublet of luap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rob (first-person possessive robku, second-person possessive robmu, third-person possessive robnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “rob” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
rob
- Alternative form of robe
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Church Slavonic робъ (robŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rob m (plural robi, feminine equivalent roabă)
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From West Slavic dialects, from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare English robot and Russian рабо́та (rabóta).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rȍb m (Cyrillic spelling ро̏б)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “rob” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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rob
Slovene[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *rǫbъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rọ̑b m inan
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rọ̑b m anim
Further reading[edit]
- “rob”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See arrope
Noun[edit]
rob m (plural robes)
- fruit syrup
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rob”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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