ربان

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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

Noun

رُبَّان • (rubbān) m (plural رَبَابِين (rabābīn) or رَبَابِنَة (rabābina) or رُبَّانَة (rubbāna) or رُبَّانُون (rubbānūn) or رُبَّانِيَّة (rubbāniyya), feminine رُبَّانَة (rubbāna))

  1. 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، 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

Descendants

  • → Swahili: rubani

Noun

رَبَّان • (rabbān) m du

  1. 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
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  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 221–22
  • Shapira, Dan D. Y. (2009) “Irano-Arabica: contamination and popular etymology. Notes on the Persian and Arabic lexicons (with references to Aramaic, Hebrew and Turkic)”, in Христианский Восток – Новая Серия, volume 5 (XI), Moscow: Издательство Российской Академии Наук и Государственного Эрмитажа, page 178
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