רבי

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Aramaic[edit]

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Noun[edit]

רִבִּי • (ribbī) m (plural רבנא)

  1. rabbi, spiritual teacher
  2. master

Descendants[edit]

  • → Ancient Greek: ῥαββί (rhabbí) (see there for further descendants)

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

רַב (ráv, “master”) +‎ ־י (-i, “my”)

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Noun[edit]

רַבִּי • (rabí) m

  1. rabbi, spiritual teacher

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew and Aramaic רבי (“rabbi, spiritual teacher”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

רבי • (rebe) m, plural רביס (rebes) or רביים (rabeyem), accusative and dative רבין (rebn)

  1. (historical or Hasidic) rabbi
    איינער האָט ליב דעם רבין און דער אַנדערער די רביצין.
    eyner hot lib dem rebn un der anderer di rebetsin.
    One man loves the rabbi and the other one loves the rebbetzin.

Usage notes[edit]

  • This is one of the few Yiddish nouns that decline. The accusative and dative are both רבין (rebn).

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