ربان
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ر ب ب (r-b-b), to be a caregiver or fosterer in charge of. Doublet of رَبّ (rabb) with the Arabic + ـَان (-ān) suffix, in the sense of رَبّ بَحْرِيّ (rabb baḥriyy, “captain of a ship”), a proprietor or caretaker of a vessel. Alternatively a borrowing from Middle Persian equivalent to Persian رهبان (rahbân, literally “one who guards the way”), compare رهبر (rahbar, “guide”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
رُبَّان • (rubbān) m (plural رَبَابِين (rabābīn) or رَبَابِنَة (rabābina) or رُبَّانَة (rubbāna) or رُبَّانُون (rubbānūn) or رُبَّانِيَّة (rubbāniyya), feminine رُبَّانَة (rubbāna))
- captain, pilot (the man in charge of a ship, yore and today, and also of aircraft)
- 2017 May 25, مانع سليمان, “القضية الجنوبية.. سفينة تغرق بخروق قباطنتها”, in Al-Jazīra:
- فأصبح لكل قبطان خط إبحار خاص به، يوحيه إليه النجم الإقليمي الذي يُسَيّرُ مغامراته على طوارقه أشرعته، أو الوجهة التي توجه إليها المجرة الدولية التي يهتدي بتوجهاتها في تحريك شراع طيشه، فتاهت وجهة القضية الجنوبية، بالجنون الذي يعيشه ربابنتها، وتخطفتها مخالب صراع القباطنة وأنياب الربانين[sic]، الذين يتحدون في الصراخ، لكنهم يتشتتون في جهد الساعد وجهاد المساعد.
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Declension
Declension of noun رُبَّان (rubbān)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رُبَّان rubbān | الرُّبَّان ar-rubbān | رُبَّان rubbān | رُبَّانَة rubbāna | الرُّبَّانَة ar-rubbāna | رُبَّانَة rubbānat |
| Nominative | رُبَّانٌ rubbānun | الرُّبَّانُ ar-rubbānu | رُبَّانُ rubbānu | رُبَّانَةٌ rubbānatun | الرُّبَّانَةُ ar-rubbānatu | رُبَّانَةُ rubbānatu |
| Accusative | رُبَّانًا rubbānan | الرُّبَّانَ ar-rubbāna | رُبَّانَ rubbāna | رُبَّانَةً rubbānatan | الرُّبَّانَةَ ar-rubbānata | رُبَّانَةَ rubbānata |
| Genitive | رُبَّانٍ rubbānin | الرُّبَّانِ ar-rubbāni | رُبَّانِ rubbāni | رُبَّانَةٍ rubbānatin | الرُّبَّانَةِ ar-rubbānati | رُبَّانَةِ rubbānati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رُبَّانَيْن rubbānayn | الرُّبَّانَيْن ar-rubbānayn | رُبَّانَيْ rubbānay | رُبَّانَتَيْن rubbānatayn | الرُّبَّانَتَيْن ar-rubbānatayn | رُبَّانَتَيْ rubbānatay |
| Nominative | رُبَّانَانِ rubbānāni | الرُّبَّانَانِ ar-rubbānāni | رُبَّانَا rubbānā | رُبَّانَتَانِ rubbānatāni | الرُّبَّانَتَانِ ar-rubbānatāni | رُبَّانَتَا rubbānatā |
| Accusative | رُبَّانَيْنِ rubbānayni | الرُّبَّانَيْنِ ar-rubbānayni | رُبَّانَيْ rubbānay | رُبَّانَتَيْنِ rubbānatayni | الرُّبَّانَتَيْنِ ar-rubbānatayni | رُبَّانَتَيْ rubbānatay |
| Genitive | رُبَّانَيْنِ rubbānayni | الرُّبَّانَيْنِ ar-rubbānayni | رُبَّانَيْ rubbānay | رُبَّانَتَيْنِ rubbānatayni | الرُّبَّانَتَيْنِ ar-rubbānatayni | رُبَّانَتَيْ rubbānatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| basic broken plural diptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | رَبَابِين; رَبَابِنَة; رُبَّانَة; رُبَّانِين; رُبَّانِيَّة rabābīn; rabābina; rubbāna; rubbānīn; rubbāniyya | الرَّبَابِين; الرَّبَابِنَة; الرُّبَّانَة; الرُّبَّانِين; الرُّبَّانِيَّة ar-rabābīn; ar-rabābina; ar-rubbāna; ar-rubbānīn; ar-rubbāniyya | رَبَابِين; رَبَابِنَة; رُبَّانَة; رُبَّانِي; رُبَّانِيَّة rabābīn; rabābinat; rubbānat; rubbānī; rubbāniyyat | رُبَّانَات rubbānāt | الرُّبَّانَات ar-rubbānāt | رُبَّانَات rubbānāt |
| Nominative | رَبَابِينُ; رَبَابِنَةٌ; رُبَّانَةٌ; رُبَّانُونَ; رُبَّانِيَّةٌ rabābīnu; rabābinatun; rubbānatun; rubbānūna; rubbāniyyatun | الرَّبَابِينُ; الرَّبَابِنَةُ; الرُّبَّانَةُ; الرُّبَّانُونَ; الرُّبَّانِيَّةُ ar-rabābīnu; ar-rabābinatu; ar-rubbānatu; ar-rubbānūna; ar-rubbāniyyatu | رَبَابِينُ; رَبَابِنَةُ; رُبَّانَةُ; رُبَّانُو; رُبَّانِيَّةُ rabābīnu; rabābinatu; rubbānatu; rubbānū; rubbāniyyatu | رُبَّانَاتٌ rubbānātun | الرُّبَّانَاتُ ar-rubbānātu | رُبَّانَاتُ rubbānātu |
| Accusative | رَبَابِينَ; رَبَابِنَةً; رُبَّانَةً; رُبَّانِينَ; رُبَّانِيَّةً rabābīna; rabābinatan; rubbānatan; rubbānīna; rubbāniyyatan | الرَّبَابِينَ; الرَّبَابِنَةَ; الرُّبَّانَةَ; الرُّبَّانِينَ; الرُّبَّانِيَّةَ ar-rabābīna; ar-rabābinata; ar-rubbānata; ar-rubbānīna; ar-rubbāniyyata | رَبَابِينَ; رَبَابِنَةَ; رُبَّانَةَ; رُبَّانِي; رُبَّانِيَّةَ rabābīna; rabābinata; rubbānata; rubbānī; rubbāniyyata | رُبَّانَاتٍ rubbānātin | الرُّبَّانَاتِ ar-rubbānāti | رُبَّانَاتِ rubbānāti |
| Genitive | رَبَابِينَ; رَبَابِنَةٍ; رُبَّانَةٍ; رُبَّانِينَ; رُبَّانِيَّةٍ rabābīna; rabābinatin; rubbānatin; rubbānīna; rubbāniyyatin | الرَّبَابِينِ; الرَّبَابِنَةِ; الرُّبَّانَةِ; الرُّبَّانِينَ; الرُّبَّانِيَّةِ ar-rabābīni; ar-rabābinati; ar-rubbānati; ar-rubbānīna; ar-rubbāniyyati | رَبَابِينِ; رَبَابِنَةِ; رُبَّانَةِ; رُبَّانِي; رُبَّانِيَّةِ rabābīni; rabābinati; rubbānati; rubbānī; rubbāniyyati | رُبَّانَاتٍ rubbānātin | الرُّبَّانَاتِ ar-rubbānāti | رُبَّانَاتِ rubbānāti |
Synonyms
- قُبْطَان (qubṭān), إِشْتِيَام (ʾištiyām)
Descendants
- → Swahili: rubani
Noun
رَبَّان • (rabbān) m du
- dual rectus of رَبّ (rabb)
References
- Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, pages 182–183
- Eilers, Wilhelm (1962), “Iranisches Lehngut im arabischen Lexikon”, in Indo-Iranian Journal (in German), volume 5, issue 3, pages 221
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 221–22
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