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Rabb () is an Arabic word to refer to God as Lord; it exists as a loanword in various languages, such as Punjabi. It is used by adherents of various religions, including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs across the Middle East and Indian subcontinent in reference to the Supreme Being.

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Islam
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Rabb () is an Arabic word to refer to God as Lord; it exists as a loanword in various languages, such as Punjabi. It is used by adherents of various religions, including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs across the Middle East and Indian subcontinent in reference to the Supreme Being.

In the Quran, God refers to himself as "Rabb" in several places. When it is used with the definite article (al-Rabb) the Arabic word denotes "the Lord (God)". In other cases, the context makes it clear as to whom the word is referring to, in this case, "rabb" refers to "owner, master", for example rabb al-dar () means "master of the house/residence".

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