ربى

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See also: رثى, زنى, رثي, and ربي

Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ر ب و (r-b-w).

Verb[edit]

رَبَّى (rabbā) II, non-past يُرَبِّي‎ (yurabbī)

  1. to bring up; to educate
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:24:
      وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
      waqul rrabbi 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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Maltese: rabba

References[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ر ب و
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic رَبَّى (rabbā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rab.ba/, [ˈrˤɑb.bɑ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

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

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

Conjugation[edit]

    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)