Arabic vocabulary
رَب is how you say “Lord” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَقَوله ١١٥ الْأَنْعَام ﴿وتمت كلمة رَبك صدقا وعدلا﴾
And His saying: 'And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice.'
رَبِّكِ — of your Lord. 'your Lord' — 'rabb' with 'your' attached, genitive owner of 'the word'. In the verse this 'your' addresses the Prophet; the attached possessive carries 'your' with no separate word.
From: The Declaration of Faith →فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا لَوْ أَدْخَلْتَنَا النَّارَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُرِيَنَا مَا أَرَيْتَنَا مِنْ ثَوَابِ مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ كَانَ أَهْوَنَ عَلَيْنَا
They will say: Our Lord, if You had put us into the Fire before showing us what You showed us of the reward You prepared for Your close ones, it would have been easier for us.
رَبَّنَا — Our Lord. A noun, 'our Lord', with 'our' attached as possessor, used as a direct call, the form for addressing someone. The special calling ending and the dropped 'O' mark it as a vocative, the way one opens a prayer.
From: Turned Away at the Gate →OpenArabic teaches words like رَب through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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