रोब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رُعْب (ru'b), from Arabic رُعْب (ruʕb, “terror”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾoːb/

Noun

रोब • (rob) m (Urdu spelling رُعْب)

1. dignity, influence, majesty

   मैं उसके रोब में आ गया।

   ma͠i uske rob mẽ ā gayā.

   I was enchanted by his majesty.

Declension

Declension of रोब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोब rob	रोब rob
oblique	रोब rob	रोबों robõ
vocative	रोब rob	रोबो robo

Derived terms

• रोब-दाब (rob-dāb)
• रोबदार (robdār)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रोब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रोब”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रोब”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रोब”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha