رب

See also: رپ, زب, and رث

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
6 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))

1. to be master, to be lord
2. to have possession, to gather, to control
3. to have authority over, to govern
4. to impact, to comprise, to contain
5. to collect, to congregate
6. to grow, to increase, to become greater

Conjugation

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

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَبّ, رِبَاب rabb, ribāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَابّ rābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْبُوب marbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتَ rababta	رَبَّ rabba		رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّا rabbā		رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُمْ rababtum	رَبُّوا rabbū
	f		رَبَبْتِ rababti	رَبَّتْ rabbat			رَبَّتَا rabbatā			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
	f		تَرُبِّينَ tarubbīna	تَرُبُّ tarubbu			تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni			تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبَّ tarubba	يَرُبَّ yarubba		تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā		نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
	f		تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ tarubba			تَرُبَّا tarubbā			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
	f		تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub			تَرُبَّا tarubbā			تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُبَّ, رُبِّ, اُرْبُبْ rubba, rubbi, urbub			رُبَّا rubbā				رُبُّوا rubbū
	f		رُبِّي rubbī							اُرْبُبْنَ urbubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتَ rubibta	رُبَّ rubba		رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّا rubbā		رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُمْ rubibtum	رُبُّوا rubbū
	f		رُبِبْتِ rubibti	رُبَّتْ rubbat			رُبَّتَا rubbatā			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
	f		تُرَبِّينَ turabbīna	تُرَبُّ turabbu			تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni			تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبَّ turabba	يُرَبَّ yurabba		تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā		نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
	f		تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ turabba			تُرَبَّا turabbā			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
	f		تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab			تُرَبَّا turabbā			تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna

Verb

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

1. to bring up, to raise (a child)

Conjugation

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

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَبّ rabb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَابّ rābb
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْبُوب marbūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَبَبْتُ rababtu	رَبَبْتَ rababta	رَبَّ rabba		رَبَبْتُمَا rababtumā	رَبَّا rabbā		رَبَبْنَا rababnā	رَبَبْتُمْ rababtum	رَبُّوا rabbū
	f		رَبَبْتِ rababti	رَبَّتْ rabbat			رَبَّتَا rabbatā			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
	f		تَرُبِّينَ tarubbīna	تَرُبُّ tarubbu			تَرُبَّانِ tarubbāni			تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُبَّ ʔarubba	تَرُبَّ tarubba	يَرُبَّ yarubba		تَرُبَّا tarubbā	يَرُبَّا yarubbā		نَرُبَّ narubba	تَرُبُّوا tarubbū	يَرُبُّوا yarubbū
	f		تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ tarubba			تَرُبَّا tarubbā			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
	f		تَرُبِّي tarubbī	تَرُبَّ, تَرُبِّ, تَرْبُبْ tarubba, tarubbi, tarbub			تَرُبَّا tarubbā			تَرْبُبْنَ tarbubna	يَرْبُبْنَ yarbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُبَّ, رُبِّ, اُرْبُبْ rubba, rubbi, urbub			رُبَّا rubbā				رُبُّوا rubbū
	f		رُبِّي rubbī							اُرْبُبْنَ urbubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُبِبْتُ rubibtu	رُبِبْتَ rubibta	رُبَّ rubba		رُبِبْتُمَا rubibtumā	رُبَّا rubbā		رُبِبْنَا rubibnā	رُبِبْتُمْ rubibtum	رُبُّوا rubbū
	f		رُبِبْتِ rubibti	رُبَّتْ rubbat			رُبَّتَا rubbatā			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
	f		تُرَبِّينَ turabbīna	تُرَبُّ turabbu			تُرَبَّانِ turabbāni			تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَبَّ ʔurabba	تُرَبَّ turabba	يُرَبَّ yurabba		تُرَبَّا turabbā	يُرَبَّا yurabbā		نُرَبَّ nurabba	تُرَبُّوا turabbū	يُرَبُّوا yurabbū
	f		تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ turabba			تُرَبَّا turabbā			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
	f		تُرَبِّي turabbī	تُرَبَّ, تُرَبِّ, تُرْبَبْ turabba, turabbi, turbab			تُرَبَّا turabbā			تُرْبَبْنَ turbabna	يُرْبَبْنَ yurbabna

Etymology 2

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
6 terms

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rabb/

Noun

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

1. Lord, an epithet of God

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

   الرَّبّ ― ar-rabb ― the LORD

2. 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?"

3. 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.”

4. leader, chief, head

   رَبُّ بَحْرِيّ ― rabbu baḥriyy ― seaman (naval rank)

5. owner, proprietor
6. (with a following genitive) one possessed of, one endowed with
7. (with a following genitive) having to do with
8. verbal noun of رَبَّ (rabba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun رَبّ (rabb)

singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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 (robo)
• → 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)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rubb/

Noun

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

1. thickened fruit juice, thickened juice
2. mash, pulp

Declension

Declension of noun رُبّ (rubb)

singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

See also

• مُرَبَّب (murabbab, “jam, marmalade”)

Etymology 4

Root
ر ب ب (r b b)
6 terms

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rub.ba/

Adjective

رُبَّ • (rubba)

1. (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)

1. 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:

1. 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

Verb

رَبِّ • (rabbi) (form II) /rab.bi/

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of رَبَّى (rabbā)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾabβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räb(ː)]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæb̥(ː)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäb(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading?	rabb
Dari reading?	rabb
Iranian reading?	rabb
Tajik reading?	rabb

Proper noun

Dari	رب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Раб

رب • (rab)

1. the Lord, God

Noun

رب • (rabb)

1. (obsolete) master, lord

Usage notes

• In modern Persian, ارباب (arbâb, originally the Arabic plural of رب) should be used for "lord," even in the singular. رب should be used only for God.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rʊb(ː)], [räb]

• (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?	rubb, raḇ
Dari reading?	rubb, rab
Iranian reading?	robb, rab
Tajik reading?	rubb, rab

Noun

Dari	رب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	руб

رب • (rob)

1. tomato sauce

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

رَبّ • (rabb) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਬ)

1. Lord; An epithet for God.

   Synonyms: خُدا (xudā), اللہ (allāh), واہِگُرُو (vāhigurū)

2. (in compounds) owner; possessor

Declension

Declension of رب

	singular	plural
direct	رَبّ (rabb)	رَبّ (rabb)
oblique	رَبّ (rabb)	رَبّاں (rabbāṉ)
vocative	رَبّا (rabbā)	رَبّو (rabbo)
ablative	رَبّوں (rabboṉ)	رَبّاں (rabbāṉ)
locative	رَبّے (rabbe)	رَبِّیں (rabbiīṉ)
instrumental	رَبّوں (rabboṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رب”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਰੱਬ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رب (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)

1. Lord; An epithet for God.

   Synonyms: خدا (xudā), اللہ (allāh), بھگوان (bhagvān)

2. (in compounds) owner; possessor

Declension

Declension of رب

	singular	plural
direct	رَب (rab)	رَب (rab)
oblique	رَب (rab)	رَبوں (rabõ)
vocative	رَب (rab)	رَبو (rabo)

Related terms

• رَبّا (rabbā)

Further reading

• “رب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “رب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “رب”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.