Rab
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English
Etymology 1
From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.
Proper noun
Rab
- An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
- A town on the above island.
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Rab
- A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رب, from Arabic رَبّ (rabb).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rab
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Rab”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “Rab”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “Rab”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “Rab”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3844