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Arabic
Etymology 1
From the absolute state plural of Classical Syriac ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbūṯā, “myriad”).
Noun
رِبِّيٌّ • (ribbiyyun) m (plural رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna))
- (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/
- second-person feminine singular imperative of رَبَّ (rabba)
Etymology 3
Verb
رُبِيَ • (rubiya) (form I) /ru.bi.ja/
- third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَا (rabā)
Etymology 4
Verb
ربي (form II)
- رُبِّيَ (rubbiya) /rub.bi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَّى (rabbā)
- رَبِّي (rabbī) /rab.biː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of رَبَّى (rabbā)
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