ربى

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See also: رثى, زنى, رثي, and ربي

Arabic

Root
ر ب و (r b w)
8 terms

Verb

رَبَّى (rabbā) II (non-past يُرَبِّي (yurabbī), verbal noun تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya))

  1. to bring up; to educate
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24:
      وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
      waqul rabbi rḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaḡīran
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (of animals) to raise, to breed, to bring up, to feed
  3. to take care of
  4. (of plants) to cultivate

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Maltese: rabba

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ر ب و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَبَّى (rabbā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rab.ba/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

ربّى (rabba) II (present بربّي (birabbi))

  1. (transitive) to raise, to bring up, to educate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ربّى (rabba)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ربّيت (rabbēt) ربّيت (rabbēt) ربّى (rabba) ربّينا (rabbēna) ربّيتو (rabbētu) ربّو (rabbu)
f ربّيتي (rabbēti) ربّت (rabbat)
present m بربّي (barabbi) بتربّي (bitrabbi) بربّي (birabbi) منربّي (minrabbi) بتربّو (bitrabbu) بربّو (birabbu)
f بتربّي (bitrabbi) بتربّي (bitrabbi)
subjunctive m اربّي (arabbi) تربّي (trabbi) يربّي (yrabbi) نربّي (nrabbi) تربّو (trabbu) يربّو (yrabbu)
f تربّي (trabbi) تربّي (trabbi)
imperative m ربّي (rabbi) ربّو (rabbu)
f ربّي (rabbi)