रब

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रब्ब (rabb)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رب (rab, rabb), from Arabic رَبّ (rabb). Compare Bengali রব (rob), Punjabi ਰੱਬ (rabba). Doublet of रब्बा (rabbā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəb/, [ɾɐb]

Noun

रब • (rab) m (Urdu spelling رب)

1. God

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भगवान

   • 2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:

     रब जो पोशीदा है, उसको निहारे तू
     और जो गरवीदा है, उसको टाले तू

     rab jo pośīdā hai, usko nihāre tū
     aur jo garvīdā hai, usko ṭāle tū

     You stare at the God who is invisible
     And you ignore the one who is infatuated

Declension

Declension of रब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रब rab	रब rab
oblique	रब rab	रबों rabõ
vocative	रब rab	रबो rabo

Further reading

• “रब”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रब”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4121