رب

See also: رپ, زب, and رث

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rab.ba/

Verb

رَبَّ • (rabba) I (non-past يَرُبُّ (yarubbu), verbal noun رَبّ (rabb) or رِبَاب (ribāb))

to be master, to be lord
to have possession, to gather, to control
to have authority over, to govern
to impact, to comprise, to contain
to collect, to congregate
to grow, to increase, to become greater

Conjugation

Conjugation of رَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal nouns رَبّ, رِبَاب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					رَبّ, رِبَاب rabb, ribāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					رَابّ rābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَرْبُوب marbūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتَ rababta	رَبَّ rabba	رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّا rabbā	رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُمْ rababtum	رَبُّوا rabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتِ rababti	رَبَّتْ rabbat	رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّتَا rabbatā	رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُنَّ rababtunna	رَبَبْنَ rababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرُبُّ ʔarubbu	تَرُبُّ tarubbu	يَرُبُّ yarubbu	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	يَرُبَّانِ yarubbāni	نَرُبُّ narubbu	تَرُبُّونَ tarubbūna	يَرُبُّونَ yarubbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَرُبُّ ʔarubbu	تَرُبِّينَ tarubbīna	تَرُبُّ tarubbu	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	نَرُبُّ narubbu	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبَّ tarubba	يَرُبَّ yarubba	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā	نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ tarubba	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرُبَّ, أَرُبِّ, أَرْبُبْ ʔarubba, ʔarubbi, ʔarbub	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub	يَرُبَّ, يَرُبِّ, يَرْبُبْ yarubba, yarubbi, yarbub	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā	نَرُبَّ, نَرُبِّ, نَرْبُبْ narubba, narubbi, narbub	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَرُبَّ, أَرُبِّ, أَرْبُبْ ʔarubba, ʔarubbi, ʔarbub	تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	نَرُبَّ, نَرُبِّ, نَرْبُبْ narubba, narubbi, narbub	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُبَّ, رُبِّ, اُرْبُبْ rubba, rubbi, urbub		رُبَّا rubbā			رُبُّوا rubbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		رُبِّي rubbī		رُبَّا rubbā			اُرْبُبْنَ urbubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتَ rubibta	رُبَّ rubba	رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّا rubbā	رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُمْ rubibtum	رُبُّوا rubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتِ rubibti	رُبَّتْ rubbat	رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّتَا rubbatā	رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُنَّ rubibtunna	رُبِبْنَ rubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَبُّ ʔurabbu	تُرَبُّ turabbu	يُرَبُّ yurabbu	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	يُرَبَّانِ yurabbāni	نُرَبُّ nurabbu	تُرَبُّونَ turabbūna	يُرَبُّونَ yurabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرَبُّ ʔurabbu	تُرَبِّينَ turabbīna	تُرَبُّ turabbu	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	نُرَبُّ nurabbu	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبَّ turabba	يُرَبَّ yurabba	تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā	نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ turabba	تُرَبَّا turabbā	تُرَبَّا turabbā	نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَبَّ, أُرَبِّ, أُرْبَبْ ʔurabba, ʔurabbi, ʔurbab	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab	يُرَبَّ, يُرَبِّ, يُرْبَبْ yurabba, yurabbi, yurbab	تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā	نُرَبَّ, نُرَبِّ, نُرْبَبْ nurabba, nurabbi, nurbab	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُرَبَّ, أُرَبِّ, أُرْبَبْ ʔurabba, ʔurabbi, ʔurbab	تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab	تُرَبَّا turabbā	تُرَبَّا turabbā	نُرَبَّ, نُرَبِّ, نُرْبَبْ nurabba, nurabbi, nurbab	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna

Verb

رَبَّ • (rabba) I (non-past يَرُبُّ (yarubbu), verbal noun رَبّ (rabb))

to bring up, to raise (a child)

Conjugation

Conjugation of رَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun رَبّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					رَبّ rabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					رَابّ rābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَرْبُوب marbūb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتَ rababta	رَبَّ rabba	رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّا rabbā	رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُمْ rababtum	رَبُّوا rabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتِ rababti	رَبَّتْ rabbat	رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّتَا rabbatā	رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُنَّ rababtunna	رَبَبْنَ rababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرُبُّ ʔarubbu	تَرُبُّ tarubbu	يَرُبُّ yarubbu	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	يَرُبَّانِ yarubbāni	نَرُبُّ narubbu	تَرُبُّونَ tarubbūna	يَرُبُّونَ yarubbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَرُبُّ ʔarubbu	تَرُبِّينَ tarubbīna	تَرُبُّ tarubbu	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni	نَرُبُّ narubbu	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبَّ tarubba	يَرُبَّ yarubba	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā	نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ tarubba	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرُبَّ, أَرُبِّ, أَرْبُبْ ʔarubba, ʔarubbi, ʔarbub	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub	يَرُبَّ, يَرُبِّ, يَرْبُبْ yarubba, yarubbi, yarbub	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā	نَرُبَّ, نَرُبِّ, نَرْبُبْ narubba, narubbi, narbub	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَرُبَّ, أَرُبِّ, أَرْبُبْ ʔarubba, ʔarubbi, ʔarbub	تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	تَرُبَّا tarubbā	نَرُبَّ, نَرُبِّ, نَرْبُبْ narubba, narubbi, narbub	تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُبَّ, رُبِّ, اُرْبُبْ rubba, rubbi, urbub		رُبَّا rubbā			رُبُّوا rubbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		رُبِّي rubbī		رُبَّا rubbā			اُرْبُبْنَ urbubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتَ rubibta	رُبَّ rubba	رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّا rubbā	رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُمْ rubibtum	رُبُّوا rubbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتِ rubibti	رُبَّتْ rubbat	رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّتَا rubbatā	رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُنَّ rubibtunna	رُبِبْنَ rubibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَبُّ ʔurabbu	تُرَبُّ turabbu	يُرَبُّ yurabbu	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	يُرَبَّانِ yurabbāni	نُرَبُّ nurabbu	تُرَبُّونَ turabbūna	يُرَبُّونَ yurabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُرَبُّ ʔurabbu	تُرَبِّينَ turabbīna	تُرَبُّ turabbu	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni	نُرَبُّ nurabbu	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبَّ turabba	يُرَبَّ yurabba	تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā	نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ turabba	تُرَبَّا turabbā	تُرَبَّا turabbā	نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَبَّ, أُرَبِّ, أُرْبَبْ ʔurabba, ʔurabbi, ʔurbab	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab	يُرَبَّ, يُرَبِّ, يُرْبَبْ yurabba, yurabbi, yurbab	تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā	نُرَبَّ, نُرَبِّ, نُرْبَبْ nurabba, nurabbi, nurbab	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُرَبَّ, أُرَبِّ, أُرْبَبْ ʔurabba, ʔurabbi, ʔurbab	تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab	تُرَبَّا turabbā	تُرَبَّا turabbā	نُرَبَّ, نُرَبِّ, نُرْبَبْ nurabba, nurabbi, nurbab	تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna

Etymology 2

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rabb/

Noun

رَبّ • (rabb) m (plural أَرْبَاب (ʔarbāb) or رُبُوب (rubūb), feminine رَبَّة (rabba))

Lord, an epithet of God
اَللهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِين ― allāhu rabbu l-ʕālamīn ― God is Lord of the Worlds

الرَّبّ ― ar-rabb ― the LORD
god, deity
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:39:
  يَاصَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللہُ 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?"
master, lord, king, sovereign, potentate
Coordinate terms: عَبْد (ʕabd), خَادِم (ḵādim)

رَبُّ الدَّار ― rabbu d-dār ― master of the house

رَبُّ الْعَائِلَة ― rabbu l-ʕāʔila ― paterfamilias
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:41:
  يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَمَّا أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِي رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ
  yā ṣāḥibayi s-sijni ʔammā ʔaḥadukumā fayasqī rabbahu ḵamran waʔammā l-ʔāḵaru fayuṣlabu fataʔkulu ṭ-ṭayru min raʔsihi
  “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.”
leader, chief, head
رَبُّ بَحْرِيّ ― rabbu baḥriyy ― seaman (naval rank)
owner, proprietor
(with a following genitive) one possessed of, one endowed with
(with a following genitive) having to do with
verbal noun of رَبَّ (rabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَبّ (rabb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْبَاب‎; رُبُوب ʔarbāb‎; rubūb	الْأَرْبَاب‎; الرُّبُوب al-ʔarbāb‎; ar-rubūb	أَرْبَاب‎; رُبُوب ʔarbāb‎; rubūb
Nominative	أَرْبَابٌ‎; رُبُوبٌ ʔarbābun‎; rubūbun	الْأَرْبَابُ‎; الرُّبُوبُ al-ʔarbābu‎; ar-rubūbu	أَرْبَابُ‎; رُبُوبُ ʔarbābu‎; rubūbu
Accusative	أَرْبَابًا‎; رُبُوبًا ʔarbāban‎; rubūban	الْأَرْبَابَ‎; الرُّبُوبَ al-ʔarbāba‎; ar-rubūba	أَرْبَابَ‎; رُبُوبَ ʔarbāba‎; rubūba
Genitive	أَرْبَابٍ‎; رُبُوبٍ ʔarbābin‎; rubūbin	الْأَرْبَابِ‎; الرُّبُوبِ al-ʔarbābi‎; ar-rubūbi	أَرْبَابِ‎; رُبُوبِ ʔarbābi‎; rubūbi

Related terms

رُبُوبِيَّة (rubūbiyya)
رُبَّان (rubbān)
إِلَٰه (ʔilāh)
الله (allāh)

Descendants

→ Afar: Rábbi
→ Azerbaijani: rəbb, Rəbb
→ Bashkir: раббы (rabbı)
→ Bengali: রব (rbo)
→ Ottoman Turkish: رب (rabb)
- Serbo-Croatian: rȁb, ра̏б
(via plural) → Ottoman Turkish: ارباب
- Turkish: erbap
- → Macedonian: ербап (erbap)

Etymology 3

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
5 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rubb/

Noun

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

thickened fruit juice, thickened juice
mash, pulp

Declension

Declension of noun رُبّ (rubb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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

Derived terms

→ Middle Armenian: ռուպ (ṙup), ըռուպ (əṙup)
→ Persian: رب (rob)
→ Spanish: arrope
- → English: arrope

Etymology 4

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
5 terms

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rub.ba/

Adjective

رُبَّ • (rubba)

(with a following indefinite genitive) many
رُبَّ رَجُلٍ (rubba rajulin, “many a man”)

رُبَّ مَرَّةٍ (rubba marratin, “many a time”)

Declension

Indeclinable, followed by the indefinite genitive singular.

Adverb

رُبَّ • (rubba) (with following genitive)

likely, perhaps, mayhap, potentially

Usage notes

Sometimes considered a preposition, an adverb or an adjective, it can mean both profusion (something happens a lot) or rarity (something could possibly happen). See the following example:

رُبَّ فَقِيرٍ مُهَانٍ وَهُوَ غَنِيُّ ٱلنَّفْسِ.
rubba faqīrin muhānin wahuwa ḡaniyyu n-nafsi.
Many a despised poor man may have a rich soul.

رُبَّ طَالِبٍ مُجْتَهِدٍ يَفْشَلُ.
rubba ṭālibin mujtahidin yafšalu.
Even a hardworking student can possibly fail.

Derived terms

رُبَّمَا (rubbamā)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rab.bi/

Verb

رَبِّ • (rabbi) (form II)

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

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾabβ], [ɾaβ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räb(ː)], [räb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räb(ː)], [räb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räb(ː)], [räb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæb̥(ː)], [ɹæb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäb(ː)], [ɾäb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	raḇḇ, raḇ
Dari reading^?	rabb, rab
Iranian reading^?	rabb, rab
Tajik reading^?	rabb, rab

Noun


Iranian Persian	رب
Dari	رب
Tajik	раб

رب • (rabb)

master, lord

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	رب
Dari	رب
Tajik	Раб

رب • (rab)

Lord
God

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾubβ], [ɾaβ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊb(ː)], [räb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rʊb(ː)], [räb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rub(ː)], [räb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹob̥(ː)], [ɹæb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾub(ː)], [ɾäb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ruḇḇ, raḇ
Dari reading^?	rubb, rab
Iranian reading^?	robb, rab
Tajik reading^?	rubb, rab

Noun


Iranian Persian	رب
Dari	رب
Tajik	руб

رب • (rob)

tomato sauce

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rabb), from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾəb.bə̆/, [ɾɐbˑə̆]

Noun

رَبّ • (rabb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬ)

Lord; An epithet for God.
Synonyms: خُدا (xudā), الله, واہِگُرُو (vāhigurū)
(in compounds) owner; possessor

Declension

Declension of رب
dir. sg.	رَبّ (rabb)
dir. pl.	رَبّ (rabb)
	singular	plural
direct	رَبّ (rabb)	رَبّ (rabb)
oblique	رَبّ (rabb)	رَبّاں (rabbāṉ)
vocative	رَبّا (rabbā)	رَبّو (rabbo)
ablative	رَبّوں (rabboṉ)	—
locative	رَبّے (rabbe)	رَبِّیں (rabbiīṉ)
instrumental	رَبّے (rabbe)	رَبِّیں (rabbiīṉ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rab, rabb), from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾəb/
Rhymes: -əb
Hyphenation: رَب

Noun

رَب • (rab) m (formal plural ارباب, Hindi spelling रब)

Lord; An epithet for God.
Synonyms: خدا (xudā), الله (allāh), بھگوان (bhagvān)
(in compounds) owner; possessor

Declension

Declension of رب
	singular	plural
direct	رَب (rab)	رَب (rab)
oblique	رَب (rab)	رَبوں (rabō̃)
vocative	رَب (rab)	رَبو (rabō)

Related terms

رَبّا (rabbā)

رب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Adverb

Usage notes

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Proper noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Punjabi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Further reading