رِبَاب
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Highlights
Plural
أَرْبَاب
Other plural
رُبُوب
Feminine
رَبَّة
Verbal noun of
رَبَّ
to be master
Most common words from the same root
Noun
رَابّ
stepfather
رَبّ in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of رَبَّ (to be master): the act or idea of the verb.
- master, lord, king, sovereign, potentate
رَبُّ الدَّارmaster of the houseرَبُّ الْعَائِلَةpaterfamiliasيَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ“O my fellow inmates! One of you will serve his master wine; while the other will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. Thus the matter you are inquiring about is settled.”609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:41
- Lord, an epithet of God
اَللهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينGod is Lord of the Worldsالرَّبّthe LORD
- god, deity
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ[Joseph said:] "O my two companions of the prison! Are many different deities better than God the One [Who is the Source of all things], the Overpowering?"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:39
- leader, chief, head
رَبُّ بَحْرِيّseaman (naval rank)
- owner, proprietor
- one possessed of, one endowed with
- having to do with
Word origin
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-. Cognate with Hebrew רַב (ráv, “rabbi”).
Words from the root ر-ب-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
رَبَّ
· present يَرُبُّ
Form I · The plain action
to be master, to be lord; to have possession, to gather, to control; to have authority over, to govern
رَبَّ
· present يَرُبُّ
Form I · The plain action
to bring up, to raise (a child)
رَبّ
رَابّ
مَرْبُوب
رَبَّبَ
· present يُرَبِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to be raise, to bring up, to rear; to foster, to nurture, to nurse; to deify, to idolize
تَرْبِيب
مُرَبِّب
مُرَبَّب
رُبَّ
many
رُبَّ
likely
رُبَّان
captain
رَبَّان
dual rectus of رَبّ
رَبِيب
stepson
رَبَّانِيّ
divine
رَبّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | رَبّ |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَرْبَاب |
| Alternative plurals | رُبُوب |
| Feminine | رَبَّة |
رَبّ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
master
رَبُّ الدَّارmaster of the house
master
رَبُّ الْعَائِلَةpaterfamilias
master
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ“O my fellow inmates! One of you will serve his master wine; while the other will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. Thus the matter you are inquiring about is settled.”609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:41
Lord
اَللهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينGod is Lord of the Worlds
Lord
الرَّبّthe LORD
god
يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ[Joseph said:] "O my two companions of the prison! Are many different deities better than God the One [Who is the Source of all things], the Overpowering?"609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:39
leader
رَبُّ بَحْرِيّseaman (naval rank)
From a fully vowelled text
كَلَّمَنِي الرَّبُّ قَائِلاً:That the LORD spake unto me, saying,Deuteronomy 2:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لِخَلاَصِكَ انْتَظَرْتُ يَا رَبُّ.I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.Genesis 49:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُ مُوسَى قَائِلاً:And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Exodus 14:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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