ربب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'r-b-b' primarily relates to ownership, mastery, and nurturing. It encompasses concepts of being a lord, owner, sustainer, and breeder, with a strong theological connotation referring to God as the ultimate Lord and Creator. The root also extends to meanings of managing, raising, and caring for something or someone.

Derived headwords

الرَّبّname

1.
God, the Lordboth
The proper name for God, signifying His absolute ownership and sovereignty over all creation. It is not used for anyone else except in specific contexts with a possessive or in poetry.
2.
owner, masterboth
Used to denote a possessor, owner, or master of something, such as a house, animal, or property. This usage is typically in an إضافة (idafa) construction.
3.
lord, sovereignclassical
A title of respect and authority, historically used for kings or rulers in pre-Islamic times.

هو رب كل شيء أي مالكه — He is the Lord of everything, meaning its owner.

ولا يقال الرب في غير الله، إلا بالإضافة — And 'Al-Rabb' is not said for other than God, except with an addition (possessive construction).

رَبّnoun

1.
lord, masterboth
A term for a lord or master, often used in a possessive sense, referring to the owner or controller of something.

وقد علم الأقوال أن ليس فوقه ... رب، غير من يعطي الحظوظ، ويرزق — And the sayings have known that there is no lord above him, other than He who bestows fortunes and provides sustenance.

رَبِّيname

1.
my Lordboth
A possessive form of 'Rabb', specifically referring to 'my Lord'. It is used in prayer and supplication, and also in the Quranic context when addressing God.

اللهم رب هذه الدعوة — O God, Lord of this call.

اذكرني عند ربك — Mention me to your Lord.

رَبِّيَّةnoun

1.
female owner, mistressclassical
The feminine form of 'Rabb', referring to a female owner or mistress of something.

وهن ربات الحجال — And they are the mistresses of the bridal chambers.

رَبِّيَّةnoun

1.
Lat (idol)classical
A name for an idol worshipped by the tribe of Thaqif, referred to as 'Al-Rabbah'.

قبل أن يأتي الربة ، يعني اللات — Before coming to Al-Rabbah, meaning Al-Lat.

الرَّبَابَةnoun

1.
cloudclassical
A type of cloud, often described as white or layered, sometimes resembling a flock of birds or hanging low.

سقى دار هند، حيث حل بها النوى، ... مسف الذرى، داني الرباب، ثخين — May it water the dwelling of Hind, where separation has settled, with low-lying, close-hanging, thick clouds.

رَبَابَةnoun

1.
lordliness, masteryclassical
The state or quality of being a lord or master; dominion or sovereignty.

والربوبية: كالربابة — And Al-Rububiyyah: is like Al-Rababah.

رُبُوبِيَّةnoun

1.
lordship, divinityboth
The state of being a Lord, particularly referring to God's divine lordship, sovereignty, and power over creation.
2.
mastery, ownershipclassical
The state of being a master or owner; dominion and control.

وله الربوبية على جميع الخلق — And to Him belongs Lordship over all creation.

رُبُوبِيّadjective

1.
divine, lordlyboth
Relating to or pertaining to God's Lordship; divine.

وعلم ربوبي: منسوب إلى الرب — And a 'Rububi' knowledge: attributed to the Lord.

رَبِيبnoun

1.
stepsonboth
A son of one's spouse from a previous marriage; a stepson. Also used metaphorically for someone raised or nurtured by another.
2.
owned, possessedclassical
Something that is owned, possessed, or under the dominion of another.

فما قاتلوا عن ربهم وربيبهم — So they did not fight for their Lord and their stepson/owned one.

والصبي مربوب وربيب — And the boy is nurtured and a stepson.

رَبَّverb

1.
to own, to possessboth
To have ownership or possession of something; to be the master of.
2.
to nurture, to raiseboth
To bring up, rear, or foster someone or something, especially a child or young animal.
3.
to manage, to governclassical
To manage, rule, or govern; to be in charge of.

ربه يربه ربا: ملكه — He owned him, he owned him (verb form): he possessed him.

والصبي يربه ربا، ورببه تربيبا — And the boy is nurtured by him, and he is nurtured (verb form).

رَبَّاهُverb

1.
to nurture, to raiseboth
To bring up, rear, or foster someone or something, especially a child or young animal, with care and attention.

وترباه، وارتبه، ورباه تربية: أحسن القيام عليه — And he nurtured him, and he nurtured him, and he raised him: he took excellent care of him.

تَرَبَّبَverb

1.
to nurture, to raiseboth
To bring up, rear, or foster someone or something, especially a child or young animal, with care and attention.
2.
to gather, to assembleclassical
To come together, to assemble, or to gather in a place.

أسد تربب، في الغيضات، أشبالا — A lioness raising, in the thickets, her cubs.

والتربب: الاجتماع — And Al-Tarbab: is gathering.

مُرَبَّبadjective

1.
nurtured, raisedboth
One who has been nurtured, raised, or brought up with care.

والصبي مربوب وربيب — And the boy is nurtured and a stepson.

مُرَبِّيnoun

1.
nurturer, raiserboth
One who nurtures, raises, or brings up children or young animals.
2.
teacher, educatorboth
One who teaches or educates; a teacher.

والرب يطلق في اللغة على المالك، والسيد، والمدبر، والمربي، والقيم، والمنعم — And 'Rabb' is used in language for the owner, the master, the manager, the nurturer, the guardian, and the benefactor.

مُرَبَّىnoun

1.
nursery, place of upbringingboth
A place where children or young animals are raised or nurtured.
2.
jammodern
A fruit preserve made by boiling fruit with sugar; jam.

والمرب: المحل، ومكان الإقامة والاجتماع — And 'Marabb': is a place, and a place of residence and gathering.

رَبَائِبnoun

1.
eunuchsclassical
A term that can refer to eunuchs, or more commonly, to female children of a wife from a previous marriage (stepdaughters).
2.
domesticated sheepclassical
Sheep kept near homes for their milk, not pastured freely.

وكان لنا جيران من الأنصار لهم ربائب — And we had neighbors from the Ansar who had 'Raba'ib' (stepdaughters or domesticated sheep).

رَبِيبَةnoun

1.
stepdaughterclassical
The daughter of one's spouse from a previous marriage; a stepdaughter.
2.
domesticated sheepclassical
A single sheep kept near the home for its milk.

والربيبة: واحدة الربائب من الغنم — And 'Al-Rabibah': is one of the 'Raba'ib' from the sheep.

رَبَّةnoun

1.
idol, shrineclassical
A name for an idol or a sacred place of worship, such as the one worshipped by the tribe of Thaqif.
2.
large houseclassical
A large or imposing house or dwelling.

وكان لهم بيت يسمونه الربة — And they had a house they called 'Al-Rabbah'.

مُرَبّnoun

1.
place of gatheringclassical
A place where people gather or assemble; a meeting point.
2.
moist landclassical
Land that is consistently moist or damp, often due to underground water.

بأجرع محلال، مرب، محلل — In a fertile plain, a place of gathering, settled.

مُرَبّابnoun

1.
fertile landclassical
Land that is abundant in vegetation and growth; fertile ground.

وهي المربة والمرباب — And it is 'Al-Marabbah' and 'Al-Marbab'.

رَبِيبَةnoun

1.
cloudclassical
A type of cloud, often white and layered.

كأن الرباب، دوين السحاب، ... نعام تعلق بالأرجل — As if the 'Rubab', below the clouds, ... were ostriches clinging to legs.

رَبَابnoun

1.
white cloudclassical
A type of white cloud, sometimes layered or hanging low.
2.
gathering, assemblyclassical
A group of people gathered together; an assembly.

أحدق بكم ربابه — His 'Rubabah' surrounded you.

رَبَّيْتُهُverb

1.
to raise, to nurtureboth
To raise, nurture, and care for someone or something, especially a child or young animal, until they are grown.

ترببه، من آل دودان، شلة ... تربة أم، لا تضيع سخالها — Nurturing him, from the family of Dudan, a flock ... like a mother, who does not lose her young.

رَبِيبُnoun

1.
stepsonclassical
A stepson, a son of one's spouse from a previous marriage.

أرباء النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم — The 'Rabaa' of the Prophet, peace be upon him (possibly plural of 'Rabib').

Parallel reading

هو رب كل شيء أي مالكه

He is the Lord of everything, meaning its owner.

وله الربوبية على جميع الخلق، لا شريك له

And to Him belongs Lordship over all creation; He has no partner.

ولا يقال الرب في غير الله، إلا بالإضافة

And 'Al-Rabb' is not said for other than God, except with an addition (possessive construction).

قال: ويقال الرب، بالألف واللام، لغير الله؛ وقد قالوه في الجاهلية للملك

He said: And 'Al-Rabb' is said for other than God; and they used it in the Jahiliyyah for a king.

يا هند أسقاك، بلا حسابه، ... سقيا مليك حسن الربابه

O Hind, may He give you to drink, without reckoning, ... a drink like that of a king with beautiful clouds.

ورب كل شيء: مالكه ومستحقه؛ وقيل: صاحبه

And the lord of everything: its owner and its rightful possessor; and it was said: its companion.

وأن تلد الأمة ربها، أو ربتها

And that a slave woman give birth to her lord, or her lady.

اللهم رب هذه الدعوة

O God, Lord of this call.

لا يقل المملوك لسيده: ربي

Let not the slave say to his master: 'My Lord'.

اذكرني عند ربك

Mention me to your Lord.

حتى يلقاها ربها

Until its owner finds it.

رب الصريمة ورب الغنيمة

Lord of the small flock and lord of the spoils.

قبل أن يأتي الربة ، يعني اللات

Before coming to Al-Rabbah, meaning Al-Lat.

ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

Return to your Lord, content and pleasing, and enter among My servants.

إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَ

Indeed, my Lord has been good to me.

فما قاتلوا عن ربهم وربيبهم

So they did not fight for their Lord and their stepson/owned one.

ربه يربه ربا: ملكه

He owned him, he owned him (verb form): he possessed him.

وطالت مربتهم الناس وربابتهم أي مملكتهم

And their dominion over people and their mastery was long, meaning their kingdom.

وكنت امرأ أفضت إليك ربابتي، ... وقبلك ربتني، فضعت، ربوب

And I was a man to whom my mastery was extended, ... and before you, you nurtured me, and I was lost, a nursling.

وإن لمربوب بين الربوبة أي لمملوك

And he is indeed nurtured under Lordship, meaning owned.

لأن يربني فلان أحب إلي من أن يربني فلان

That so-and-so should be my lord is more beloved to me than that so-and-so should be my lord.

فيسقي ربه خمرا ، أي سيده

He gives his lord to drink wine, meaning his master.

يرب الذي يأتي من العرف أنه، ... إذا سئل المعروف، زاد وتمما

He nurtures him who comes with kindness, that when asked for kindness, he increases and completes.

لأن يربني بنو عمي، أحب إلي من أن يربني غيرهم

That my cousins should be my lords is more beloved to me than that others should be my lords.

وتربب الرجل والأرض: ادعى أنه ربهما

And he claimed to be the lord of the man and the land.

وفي كل دار ربه، خزرجية، ... وأوسية، لي في ذراهن والد

And in every house there is a large dwelling, Khazrajite, ... and Awsite, for whom I have a father in their shade.

والصبي يربه ربا، ورببه تربيبا وتربة، عن اللحياني: بمعنى رباه

And the boy is nurtured by him (rabbahu), and he is nurtured (rabbabahu) with nurturing and upbringing, according to Al-Lihyani: meaning he raised him.

لك نعمة تربها ، أي تحفظها وتراعيها وتربيها

You have a favor that you nurture, meaning you preserve it, care for it, and raise it.

أسد تربب، في الغيضات، أشبالا

A lioness raising, in the thickets, her cubs.

ترببه، من آل دودان، شلة ... تربة أم، لا تضيع سخالها

Nurturing him, from the family of Dudan, a flock ... like a mother, who does not lose her young.

والصبي مربوب وربيب

And the boy is nurtured and a stepson.

يجوز أن يكون أراد بمربوب: الصبي، وأن يكون أراد به الفرس

It is possible that he meant by 'murbub': the boy, and it is possible that he meant the horse.

أرباء النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كأنه جمع ربيب

The 'Arba' of the Prophet, peace be upon him, as if it were the plural of 'rabib'.

من درة بيضاء، صافية، ... مما تربب حائر البحر

From a white pearl, pure, ... from what the pool of the sea nurtures.

والربب: ما رببه الطين، عن ثعلب

And 'Al-Rabab': is what the mud nurtures, according to Tha'lab.

والربيبة: واحدة الربائب من الغنم التي يربيها الناس في البيوت لألبانها

And 'Al-Rabibah': is one of the 'Raba'ib' from the sheep that people raise in their homes for their milk.

ليس في الربائب صدقة

There is no charity due on 'Al-Raba'ib'.

وكان لنا جيران من الأنصار لهم ربائب، وكانوا يبعثون إلينا من ألبانها

And we had neighbors from the Ansar who had 'Raba'ib', and they used to send us from their milk.

لا تأخذ الأكولة، ولا الربى، ولا الماخض

Do not take the one being fattened, nor the 'Rubba', nor the pregnant one.

والرباب، بالفتح: سحاب أبيض

And 'Al-Rabāb', with the fathah: is white cloud.

أنه نظر في الليلة التي أسري به إلى قصر مثل الربابة البيضاء

That he looked on the night of his night journey at a palace like the white 'Rubabah'.

أحدق بكم ربابه

His 'Rubabah' surrounded you.

كأن الرباب، دوين السحاب، ... نعام تعلق بالأرجل

As if the 'Rubab', below the clouds, ... were ostriches clinging to legs.

والمطر يرب النبات والثرى وينميه

And the rain nurtures the plants and the soil and makes them grow.

والمرب: الأرض التي لا يزال بها ثرى

And 'Al-Marabb': is the land that always has moisture.

بأجرع محلال، مرب، محلل

In a fertile plain, a place of gathering, settled.

سموا ربابا، لأنهم جاؤوا برب، فأكلوا منه، وغمسوا فيه أيديهم، وتحالفوا عليه

They were named 'Rubab' because they brought 'rubb', ate from it, dipped their hands in it, and swore allegiance over it.

إذا نسبت الشيء إلى الجمع رددته إلى الواحد، كما تقول في المساجد: مسجدي

When you attribute something to a plural, you return it to the singular, as you say for 'masajid': 'masjidi'.