ربي

See also: رثي and ربى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the absolute state plural of Classical Syriac ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbūṯā, “myriad”).

Noun

رِبِّيٌّ • (ribbiyyun) m (plural رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna))

1. (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 religious scholars.

Etymology 2

Verb

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of رَبَّ (rabba)

Etymology 3

Verb

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَا (rabā)

Etymology 4

Verb

1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of رَبَّى (rabbā)

Verb

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَّى (rabbā)

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 138–139