rob
Translingual
Symbol
robCategory:Translingual lemmas#ROBCategory:Translingual symbols#ROBCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#ROBCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
See also
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (General Australian) /ɹɔb/, /ɹɒb/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:English 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
- (UK) enPR: rŏb, IPA(key): /ɹɒb/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
- Rhymes: -ɒbCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒb#ROBCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒb/1 syllable#ROB
- (US) enPR: räb, IPA(key): /ɹɑb/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ROBAudio (General Australian): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ROBAudio (US): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ROBCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ROB robben, from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#ROB robber, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#ROB raubāre, from FrankishCategory:English terms derived from Frankish#ROB *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High GermanCategory:English terms derived from Old High German#ROB roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ROB *raubōną. Doublet of reaveCategory:English doublets#ROB.
Verb
rob (third-person singular simple present robs, present participle robbing, simple past and past participle robbed)Category:English lemmas#ROBCategory:English verbs#ROBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROB) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- He robbed three banks before he was caught.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROB
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROB) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- The best way to rob a bank is to own one.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROB
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
- I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROB, figuratively, used with "of") To deprive (of).
- Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROB
- 1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter I (Anarchy), page 373, column 2:
- Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy—[…]—distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its flavor.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
- 1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167:
- The railway is still vital to Jordan's export trade, but in spite of the poor quality of the road, diesel lorries are gradually robbing it of freight traffic, and anyone who can afford to fly does so rather than face the long desert journey by rail.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROB, slangCategory:English slang#ROB) To burgle.
- 2008 September 4, National Public Radio, All Things Considered:
- Her house was robbed.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROB, UKCategory:British English#ROB, slangCategory:English slang#ROB) To steal.
- That bloke robbed my phone!Category:English terms with usage examples#ROB
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#ROB) To commit robbery.
- (sportsCategory:en:Sports#ROB) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
- 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
- Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Etymology 2
From Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#ROB rob, from ArabicCategory:English terms derived from Arabic#ROB ربّ (“thickened fruit juice”). Compare French rob, Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, Persian ربودن (present stem: robâ).
Alternative forms
Noun
rob (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#ROBCategory:English nouns#ROBCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROBCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROBCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes. [from 15th c.]
- 1749, [Thomas Short], “10th, Of Feverish Heat”, in A General Chronological History of the Air, volume II, T[homas] Longman, A[ndrew] Millar, →OCLC, pages 512–513:
- [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.Category:English terms with quotations#ROB
- 1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 20 December:
- Also began to make wort from the malt and give it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob for some time past without finding himself benefited therefrom […] .
Anagrams
Category:en:Crime#ROBAfar
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrob/ [ˈɾɔb]Category:Afar terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
- Hyphenation: rob
Noun
rób mCategory:Afar lemmas#ROBCategory:Afar nouns#ROBCategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Afar masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Declension
| Declension of rób | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | rób | ||||||||||
| predicative | róobu | ||||||||||
| subjective | rób | ||||||||||
| genitive | robtí | ||||||||||
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References
- Loren F. Bliese (1981), A Generative Grammar of Afar, Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics and University of Texas at Arlington (doctoral thesis)., page 5
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “rob”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 171
Afrikaans
Etymology
From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#ROBCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#ROB rob.
Pronunciation
Noun
rob (plural robbe)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#ROBCategory:Afrikaans nouns#ROBCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- seal (pinniped)
Synonyms
- (seal): seehond
Albanian
Etymology
From a South SlavicCategory:Albanian terms borrowed from South Slavic languages#ROBCategory:Albanian terms derived from South Slavic languages#ROB language; compare Serbo-Croatian rob, Macedonian роб (rob), Bulgarian роб (rob), ultimately derived from Proto-SlavicCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *orbъ (“servant, slave”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rob m (plural robër, definite robi, definite plural robërit)Category:Albanian lemmas#ROBCategory:Albanian nouns#ROBCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Albanian masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- (historicalCategory:Albanian terms with historical senses#ROB) slave
- (historicalCategory:Albanian terms with historical senses#ROB) serf
- prisoner of war
- (figurative, derogatory) servant
rob m (plural rob, definite robi, definite plural robtë)Category:Albanian lemmas#ROBCategory:Albanian nouns#ROBCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Albanian masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Omari, Anila (2012), “rob”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, pages 253-254
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a SlavicCategory:Aromanian terms borrowed from Slavic languages#ROBCategory:Aromanian terms derived from Slavic languages#ROB language, from Proto-SlavicCategory:Aromanian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *orbъ (“slave”). Compare Romanian rob.
Noun
rob m (plural roghi, feminine equivalent roabã)Category:Aromanian lemmas#ROBCategory:Aromanian nouns#ROBCategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Aromanian masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Synonyms
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#ROBCategory:Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *orbъ (“servant, slave”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Czech terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ROB *h₃erbʰ- (“orphan, child slave or servant”).[1] Compare English robot and Serbo-Croatian rob.
Noun
rob m animCategory:Czech lemmas#ROBCategory:Czech nouns#ROBCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Czech masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Czech animate nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- (obsoleteCategory:Czech terms with obsolete senses#ROB) slave, serf
- 1887, Josef Václav Sládek, “Z osudu rukou”, in Selské písně a české znělky, line 7:
- Tak všichni jsme z lidí, vládce i rob.Category:Czech terms with quotations#ROB
- So we are all of people, both a ruler and a serf.
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
rob fCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#ROBCategory:Czech noun forms#ROBCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
robCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#ROBCategory:Czech verb forms#ROBCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
References
- ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “rab”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 576
Further reading
- “rob”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “rob”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
Category:cs:People#ROBDutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔp/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ROBAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: rob
- Rhymes: -ɔpCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɔp#ROB
Etymology 1
UncertainCategory:Dutch terms with unknown etymologies#ROB; compare English rabbit. Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.
Noun
rob m (plural robben, diminutive robbetje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ROBCategory:Dutch nouns#ROBCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#ROBCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: rob
Etymology 2
UncertainCategory:Dutch terms with unknown etymologies#ROB; compare English rabbit, as well as English rub, referring to the fur. Or, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ROB *reufan (“to tear”), hinted by the animals' digging of tunnels.
Noun
rob f (plural robben, diminutive robbeken n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ROBCategory:Dutch nouns#ROBCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#ROBCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#ROBCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Dutch feminine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- (BelgiumCategory:Belgian Dutch#ROB) rabbit
- Synonym: konijn
Alternative forms
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (seal)
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob5”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (rabbit)
Indonesian
Etymology
From JavaneseCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese#ROBCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Javanese#ROB ꦫꦺꦴꦧ꧀ (rob, “to rise”), from Old JavaneseCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Old Javanese#ROB rob, rwab (“high tide, high water”), from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ROBCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#ROB *Ruab, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#ROBCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#ROB *Ruab. Doublet of luapCategory:Indonesian doublets#ROB.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrob/ [ˈrɔp̚]Category:Indonesian 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
- Rhymes: -obCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/ob#ROBCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/ob/1 syllable#ROB
- Syllabification: rob
Noun
rob (plural rob-rob)Category:Indonesian lemmas#ROBCategory:Indonesian nouns#ROBCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rob”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Middle English
Noun
robCategory:Middle English alternative forms#ROBCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- alternative form of robe
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
rob fCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#ROBCategory:Polish noun forms#ROBCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Romanian
Alternative forms
- роб (rob) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church SlavonicCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Old Church Slavonic#ROBCategory:Romanian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic#ROB робъ (robŭ), from Proto-SlavicCategory:Romanian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Romanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ROB *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Doublet of orbCategory:Romanian doublets#ROB, which was inherited from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
rob m (plural robi, feminine equivalent roabă)Category:Romanian lemmas#ROBCategory:Romanian nouns#ROBCategory:Romanian countable nouns#ROBCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “rob”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From West Slavic dialects, from Proto-SlavicCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ROB *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare English robot and Russian рабо́та (rabóta).
Pronunciation
Noun
rȍb m anim (Cyrillic spelling ро̏б, female equivalent ròbinja)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#ROBCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#ROBCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns#ROBCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Serbo-Croatian animate nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Declension
References
- “rob”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Slovak
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Slovak terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#ROBCategory:Slovak terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *õrbъ, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Slovak terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ROBCategory:Slovak terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ROB *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Doublet of rabCategory:Slovak doublets#ROB, a borrowed form.
Noun
rob m persCategory:Slovak lemmas#ROBCategory:Slovak nouns#ROBCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Slovak masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Slovak personal nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Declension
References
- Kálal, Miroslav (1924), Slovenský slovník z literatúry aj nárečí, Banská Bystrica
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
robCategory:Slovak non-lemma forms#ROBCategory:Slovak verb forms#ROBCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Category:sk:Occupations#ROBCategory:sk:Male people#ROBCategory:sk:Slavery#ROBSlovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-SlavicCategory:Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#ROBCategory:Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic#ROB *rǫbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
rọ̑b m inanCategory:Slovene lemmas#ROBCategory:Slovene nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene masculine inanimate nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Slovene masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene inanimate nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Slovene entries#ROB
Pronunciation
Noun
rọ̑b m animCategory:Slovene lemmas#ROBCategory:Slovene nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene masculine animate nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Slovene masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Slovene animate nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
Further reading
- “rob”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
Spanish
Etymology
See arrope.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrob/ [ˈroβ̞]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#ROBCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ROB
- Rhymes: -obCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ob#ROBCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ob/1 syllable#ROB
- Syllabification: rob
Noun
rob m (plural robes)Category:Spanish lemmas#ROBCategory:Spanish nouns#ROBCategory:Spanish countable nouns#ROBCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ROBCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ROBCategory:Pages with entries#ROBCategory:Pages with 16 entries#ROB
- fruit syrup
Related terms
Further reading
- “rob”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
