ربان

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ربان

Rhymes with -aːn

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From the root ر ب ب (r b b), to be a caregiver or fosterer in charge of. Doublet of رَبّ (rabb) with the Arabic + ـَان (-ān) suffix, in the sense of رَبّ بَحْرِيّ (rabb baḥriyy, “captain of a ship”), a proprietor or caretaker of a vessel. Compare Hebrew ריבון (ribón, “ruler, master”). Alternatively a borrowing from Middle Persian equivalent to Persian رهبان (rahbân, literally “one who guards the way”), compare رهبر (rahbar, “guide”).

noun رُبَّان · rubbān · رَبَابِين · رَبَابِنَة · رُبَّانَة · رُبَّانُون

captain, pilot (the man in charge of a ship, yore and today, and also of aircraft) فأصبح لكل قبطان خط إبحار خاص به، يوحيه إليه النجم الإقليمي الذي يُسَيّرُ مغامراته على طوارقه أشرعته، أو الوجهة التي توجه إليها المجرة الدولية التي يهتدي بتوجهاتها في تحريك شراع طيشه، فتاهت وجهة القضية الجنوبية، بالجنون الذي يعيشه ربابنتها، وتخطفتها مخالب صراع القباطنة وأنياب الربانين^([sic])، الذين
Similar: قُبْطَان, إِشْتِيَام

noun رَبَّان · rabbān

dual rectus of رَبّ (rabb)

In English

captain the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ربان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}