Rabbi

See also: rabbi

English

Noun

Rabbi (plural Rabbis)

1. The title of a rabbi (a Jewish scholar or teacher); used before or instead of the rabbi's name.

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Afar

Etymology

From Arabic رَبِّي (rabbī, literally “my lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrabːi/ [ˈɾʌbːɪ]
• Hyphenation: Rab‧bi

Proper noun

Rábbi m

1. God
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 2:

     Faylaa kee Saare ginô Rabbi le.

     Our lord of creation is worthy of praise and praisesongs.

   Synonym: Yálla

Declension

Declension of Rábbi
absolutive	Rábbi
predicative	Rábbi
subjective	Rabbí
genitive	Rabbí
vocative	Rabbów
Postpositioned forms l-case Rábbil k-case Rábbik t-case Rábbit h-case Rábbih

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “Ràbbi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁabi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: Rab‧bi

Noun

Rabbi m (strong, genitive Rabbis or Rabbi, plural Rabbinen or Rabbis)

1. rabbi

   Synonym: Rabbiner

Descendants

• → Estonian: Rabbi

Further reading

• “Rabbi” in Duden online