# раб
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rap]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

раб • (rab) m pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́ў, feminine рабы́ня)
* slave, serf

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “раб” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Doublet of роб (rob).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rap]

### Noun

раб • (rab) m
* (religion) servant (of God)
* (archaic) slave, bondsman
    Synonym: роб (rob) (normal term)
* (archaic, colloquial, derogatory) person
* (archaic) coward, wimp

#### Declension

$^1$Archaic.

### Anagrams

* бар (bar)

## Lezgi
### Etymology

Akin to Budukh руб (rub).

### Noun

раб • (rab)
* needle

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rap]
* Homophone: рап (rap)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫbъ.

#### Noun

раб • (rab) m
* edge, curb, brink
* rim, border

##### Synonyms

* ивица (ivica)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbъ (“slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”).

#### Noun

раб • (rab) m
* (rare, ecclesiastical) servant, slave
    Раб божји ― Rab božji ― Servant of God

#### See also

* роб (rob)

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* рабъ (rab) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ) via Old East Slavic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Displaced Old East Slavic робъ (robŭ).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rap]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

раб • (rab) m anim (genitive раба́, nominative plural рабы́, genitive plural рабо́в, feminine раба́ or рабы́ня, relational adjective ра́бский)
* slave, serf, bondslave (in common sense and about male person, not female separately)
    Synonyms: нево́льник (nevólʹnik), холо́п (xolóp), крепостно́й (krepostnój)

##### Derived terms

* паха́ть как раб на гале́рах (paxátʹ kak rab na galérax)

##### Related terms

* ра́бство n (rábstvo), рабы́ня f (rabýnja), раба́ f (rabá), рабовладе́лец m (rabovladélec), работорго́вец m (rabotorgóvec)
* порабоща́ть impf (poraboščátʹ), поработи́ть pf (porabotítʹ)
* ра́бский (rábskij)

##### Descendants

* → Czech: rab

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

раб • (rab) f anim pl
* genitive/accusative plural of раба́ (rabá)

### Anagrams

* бар (bar), бра (bra)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orbъ. Doublet of роб (rob).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rab]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

раб • (rab) m pers (genitive раба́, nominative plural раби́, genitive plural рабі́в, feminine раба́ or раби́ня, relational adjective ра́бський)
* slave, serf

#### Derived terms

* ра́бство (rábstvo)
* раби́ня (rabýnja)

### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “раб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “раб”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)