مربى

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See also: مربي and مربی

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ر ب و (r-b-w)

Derived from the passive participle of رَبَّى (rabbā, to bring up, to educate, to cultivate).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُرَبَّى (murabbām (dual مُرَبَّيَانِ (murabbayāni), plural مُرَبَّيَات (murabbayāt))

  1. jam, preserved fruit
  2. (in the plural) preserves

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Adjective[edit]

مُرَبًّى (murabban) (feminine مُرَبَّاة (murabbāh), masculine plural مُرَبَّوْن (murabbawn), feminine plural مُرَبَّيَات (murabbayāt))

  1. raised, brought up
  2. educated
  3. well-bred

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ربو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ر ب و
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mu.rab.ba/, [mʊ.rab.ba]

Noun[edit]

مربى (murabbaf (construct state مربى (murabbat) or مربة (murabbat), dual مربتين (murabbatēn), plural مُرَبَّات (murabbāt))

  1. jam

Usage notes[edit]

Even though the noun ends in an ى instead of the usual ة, it still follows the feminine noun rule of ة endings in construct state and dual number; مُرَبَّتين (murabbatēn) instead of مُرَبَّيَانِ (murabbayāni).