رب

رُبَّانٌ ذ The first, or beginning, or commencement, or the first and fresh state, of anything; (As, A 'Obeyd, T;) [and so ↓ رَبَّانٌ &c., as appears from what follows.] You say, أَتَيْتُهُ فِى رُبَّانِ شَبَابِهِ, (T,) and شبابه ↓ رَبَّانِ, or شبابه ↓ رِبَّانِ, (accord. to different copies of the T,) and شبابه ↓ رُبَابِ, (T,) and شبابه ↓ رَبَابِ, or شبابه ↓ رِبَابِ, (accord. to different copies of the T,) and شبابه ↓ رُبَّى, all meaning [ I came to him ] in the beginning, or first and fresh state, of his youth. (T.) And اِفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرَ بِرُبَّانِهِ Do thou that thing in its first and fresh state: so accord. to ISk: and hence, he says, ↓ شَاةٌ رُبَّى [explained above]. (S.) And أَخَذْتُ الشَّىْءَ بِرُبَّانِهِ, (As, S, K, *) and ↓ بِرَبَّانِهِ, with damm and with fet-h, (K,) i. e. [ I took the thing ] in its first state: (K:) or altogether, (As, S, K,) not leaving of it aught. (As, S.) They said also, ذَرْهُ بِرُبَّانٍ [app. meaning Leave thou him early, before he acquire more power ]: and Th cites the following [as an ex.]: فَذَرْهُمْ بِرُبَّانٍ وَاـِلَّا تَذَرْهُمُ يُذِيقُوكَ مَا فِيهِمْ وَاـِنْ كَانَ أَكْثَرَا [which seems to mean Then leave thou them early, before they acquire more power; for if thou do not, or wilt not, leave them, they will make thee to taste what is in them, though it be more ]. (M.) ― -b2- Also, accord. to A 'Obeyd, The chief, or main, part or portion of a constellation: or, accord. to As, the aggregate thereof: or, accord. to AO, ↓ رَبَّانٌ, with fet-h, has this meaning: (T:) or both signify a company or an assembly, or an aggregate or assemblage. (K, TA.) -A2- Also A captain of sailors (Sh, K) in the sea; (Sh;) and so ↓ رُبَّانِىٌّ: (Sh, K:) one skilled in navigation: pl. [or rather coll. n. of the latter] رُبَّانِيَّةٌ. (TA voce رَهْنَامَجٌ.) -A3- See also رُبَّى, in two places.