ربي

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See also: رثي and ربى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the absolute state plural of Classical Syriac ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbūṯā, myriad).

Noun

رِبِّيٌّ (ribbiyyunm (plural رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna))

  1. (hapax) many a man
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:146:
      وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ قَاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ
      wa-kaʔayyin min nabiyyin qātala maʕahu ribbiyyūna kaṯīrun
      And how many a prophet and with him fought many many a man.

Etymology 2

Verb

رُبِّي (rubbī) (form I) /rub.biː/

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of رَبَّ (rabba)

Etymology 3

Verb

رُبِيَ (rubiya) (form I) /ru.bi.ja/

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَا (rabā)

Etymology 4

Verb

ربي (form II)

  1. رُبِّيَ (rubbiya) /rub.bi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَّى (rabbā)
  2. رَبِّي (rabbī) /rab.biː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of رَبَّى (rabbā)

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