ܪܒܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “master”) +‎ -ܝܼ (-ī, “my”), literally “My master”.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܲܒܝܼ • (rabī) m (feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܝܼ (rabṯī))

  1. sir, my master used when addressing a man
    Synonyms: ܡܵܪܝܼ (mārī), ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (myuqrā)
  2. first-person single-possession of ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “leader, master”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
7 terms

Developed from the above with the original meaning of “My master” not felt and hence this word is used as its own noun; compare also in ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban, “monk”, literally “our master”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܪܲܒܝܼ or ܪܵܒܝܼ • (rabī or rābī) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܹܐ (rabīyē), feminine ܪܲܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabīṯā))

  1. professor, teacher (university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair)
    ܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܪܲܒܝܼ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܟ̈ܝܵܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܸܟܵܓܘܿ.
    ḥarṯā pīš lēh rabī d-yulpān kyānāyāṯā gāw bēṯ ṣawbē d-šikkāgō.
    He then became a professor of physics at the University of Chicago.
  2. rabbi, spiritual teacher (scholar or teacher, of any religion but especially Christianity)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܲܒܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܸܠ ܓܲܘ ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ.
    awa ìlēh rabī d-kē mabbil gaw knuštā.
    He is the rabbi that leads at the synagogue.
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܲܒܝܼ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute {{{sg.abs.}}} 1st person ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī) ܪܲܒܝܼܲܢ (rabīyan)
construct {{{sg.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܪܲܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (rabīyōḵ) ܪܲܒܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (rabīyāḵ) ܪܲܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabīyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī) 3rd person ܪܲܒܝܼܹܗ (rabīyēh) ܪܲܒܝܼܵܗ̇ (rabīyāh) ܪܲܒܝܼܗܘܿܢ (rabīhōn)
plural absolute {{{pl.abs.}}} 1st person ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼ (rabī) ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܲܢ (rabīyan)
construct {{{pl.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (rabīyōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (rabīyāḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabīyāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܹܐ (rabīyē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܼܗܝ (rabīyūh) ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (rabīyōh) ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܗܘܿܢ (rabīhōn)

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