ر ب ب

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ruub-.

Root

ر ب ب • (r-b-b)

1. related to controling or governing

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: رَبَّ (rabba, “to be master, to have authority over, to grow”)
  • Active participle: رَابّ (rābb)
  • Passive participle: مَرْبُوب (marbūb)
• Form II: رَبَّبَ (rabbaba, “to foster, to idolize”)
  • Verbal noun: تَرْبِيب (tarbīb)
  • Active participle: مُرَبِّب (murabbib)
  • Passive participle: مُرَبَّب (murabbab)