رب
العربية
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رب¹
- /rab.ba/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, also influenced by رَبّ (rabb, “master, lord”).
verb رَبَّ · rabba · يَرُبُّ · رَبّ · رِبَاب
- 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
verb رَبَّ · rabba · يَرُبُّ · رَبّ · رَابّ
- to bring up, to raise (a child)
رب²
- /rabb/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-. Cognate with Hebrew רַב (ráv, “rabbi”).
noun رَبّ · rabb · أَرْبَاب · رُبُوب · رَبَّة
- master, lord, king, sovereign, potentate رَبُّ الدَّار
- Lord, an epithet of God اَللهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِين
- god, deity يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
- leader, chief, head رَبُّ بَحْرِيّ
- owner, proprietor
- one possessed of, one endowed with
- having to do with
- verbal noun of رَبَّ (rabba) (form I)
رب³
- /rubb/
Where it comes from
Compare رَابَ (rāba, “to be thick, soldify”).
noun رُبّ · rubb · رِبَاب · رُبُوب · الرُّبّ
- thickened fruit juice, thickened juice
- mash, pulp
رب⁴
- /rub.ba/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.
adjective رُبَّ · rubba
- many رُبَّ رَجُلٍ
adverb رُبَّ · rubba
- likely, perhaps, mayhap, potentially
In English
Talk about this word "رب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. رب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A8 "رب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A8.Cite this
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title = {رب},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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