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رَبّ
lord /ˈrabb/
nounA1#322 most common
Also: master, God (the Lord), owner
Example sentences
اللهُ رَبّي.
God is my Lord.
رَبُّ البيتِ كريمٌ.
The head of the house is generous.
هو رَبُّ العملِ في الشركةِ.
He is the employer at the company.
نَدعو رَبَّنا أن يَغفِرَ لنا.
We ask our Lord to forgive us.
الحمدُ للهِ رَبِّ العالمينَ.
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.
كان رَبُّ الأسرةِ يُديرُ شؤونَ بيتِه بحكمةٍ وحَزمٍ.
The head of the family managed his household's affairs with wisdom and firmness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | رَبٌّ | أَرْبابٌ |
| Genitive | رَبٍّ | أَرْبابٍ |
| Accusative | رَبًّا | أَرْباباً |
| Vocative | يا رَبُّ | يا أَرْبابُ |
Word family
رَبَّىto raise, rear
تَرْبِيةupbringing, education
رَبّانِيّdivine, godly
رَبّةlady, mistress (feminine of رَبّ)
رُبوبِيّةlordship, divinity
Etymology
رَبّ comes from the Semitic root r-b-b, which joins the senses of mastering and nurturing. In classical use it names the one who owns, rules, and sustains. In religious Arabic it most often refers to God. The same root yields the verb for raising a child and the noun for upbringing.
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