Rab

See also: rab, Ráb, Rąb, råb, and раб

English

Etymology 1

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

Proper noun

Rab

1. An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
2. A town on the above island.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Rab

1. A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.

Anagrams

• ABR, ARB, Arb., Bar, Bar., RBA, abr., arb, bar, bar-, bra

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رب, from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾab/

Proper noun

Rab

1. (religion) God

Derived terms

• ya Rab
• ya Rabb'im
• Rabbime emanet

Further reading

• “Rab”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “Rab”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “Rab”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Rab”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3844