Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ربب
Parts of Speech
Noun (200×)
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 53 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ربب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root ر ب ب (rbb) primarily means to be master, owner, or lord. It also conveys the sense of nurturing, rearing, or bringing up something to maturity.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-b-b
Listen: بِرَبِّ 114:1
Root letters: ر — ب — ب

Word Family Tree (63 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ربب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 200×

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root ربب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (187)

Noun (187 verses — showing first 5)

The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:11 Noun
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted
The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:6 Noun
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful
The Elephant 105:1 Noun
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant
Winter, Quraysh 106:3 Noun
فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَٰذَا الْبَيْتِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Let them worship the Lord of this House
Abundance, Plenty 108:2 Noun
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]

Derived Forms (63)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
رَبِّكَ rabika Noun 33×
رَبِّكُمَا rabikumaā Noun 31×
رَبِّهِمْ rabihim Noun
رَبَّكَ rabaka Noun
رَبِّهِۦ rabihi Noun
رَبِّ rabi Noun
رَبُّكَ rabuka Noun
رَّبِّ rabi Noun
رَبُّهُمْ rabuhum Noun
رَّبِّهِمْ rabihim Noun