رَبَّto tend / to be lord / to rear (contextual)

Example sentences

• و﴿قَالَ رَبَّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴾

  And he said, My Lord, because You have led me astray, I will surely make what is on the earth appear attractive to them, and I will lead them all astray.

  رَبَّ — my Lord. A vocative address to God, 'my Lord', whose ending shows the special called-upon form. The address noun takes the accusative shape that vocatives use, marking it as the one being spoken to.

  From: What Worship Really Means →

• وَرَبَّ نَظْرَةٌ لَمْ تَنَاظَرْ

  Many a glance was not reciprocated.

  وَرَبَّ — and many a. Two pieces fuse: wa- ('and') tying this to the prior line, and a classical particle meaning 'many a'. That particle is special: it expresses 'how many a...' while forcing the noun after it into the 'of...' ending. So it sets up a wistful 'many a glance...'.

  From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →

• قَالَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَا رَبَّ مَنْ أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ أَهْلُكَ،

  Moses, peace be upon him, said: "O Lord, who destroyed those who are Your people?"

  رَبَّ — Lord. This is the noun being addressed, 'Lord', taking the special address (vocative) form right after the call-particle. Being singled out and called to is what gives it its ending here. It identifies the One Moses appeals to.

  From: Under God's Shield →