rabbi
English
Etymology
Late Old English, from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-Tanakh) Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”), from רַב (rav, “master [of]”) + ־י (-i, “me”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
rabbi (plural rabbis)
- A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- 2019, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun[1]:
- Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation.
- A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
- (law enforcement, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
- 2006, The Wire, "Soft Eyes":
- Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that?
- 2013, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Pilot":
- If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi.
- 2006, The Wire, "Soft Eyes":
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Dutch
Etymology
From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רבי (rabbi, “my master”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rabbi m (plural rabbi's, diminutive rabbietje n)
Synonyms
Finnish
Noun
rabbi
Declension
Inflection of rabbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | rabbi | rabbit | |
genitive | rabbin | rabbien | |
partitive | rabbia | rabbeja | |
illative | rabbiin | rabbeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | rabbi | rabbit | |
accusative | nom. | rabbi | rabbit |
gen. | rabbin | ||
genitive | rabbin | rabbien | |
partitive | rabbia | rabbeja | |
inessive | rabbissa | rabbeissa | |
elative | rabbista | rabbeista | |
illative | rabbiin | rabbeihin | |
adessive | rabbilla | rabbeilla | |
ablative | rabbilta | rabbeilta | |
allative | rabbille | rabbeille | |
essive | rabbina | rabbeina | |
translative | rabbiksi | rabbeiksi | |
abessive | rabbitta | rabbeitta | |
instructive | — | rabbein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabí).
Pronunciation
Noun
rabbi (plural rabbik)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | rabbi | rabbik |
accusative | rabbit | rabbikat |
dative | rabbinak | rabbiknak |
instrumental | rabbival | rabbikkal |
causal-final | rabbiért | rabbikért |
translative | rabbivá | rabbikká |
terminative | rabbiig | rabbikig |
essive-formal | rabbiként | rabbikként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | rabbiban | rabbikban |
superessive | rabbin | rabbikon |
adessive | rabbinál | rabbiknál |
illative | rabbiba | rabbikba |
sublative | rabbira | rabbikra |
allative | rabbihoz | rabbikhoz |
elative | rabbiból | rabbikból |
delative | rabbiról | rabbikról |
ablative | rabbitól | rabbiktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
rabbié | rabbiké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
rabbiéi | rabbikéi |
Possessive forms of rabbi | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | rabbim | rabbijaim |
2nd person sing. | rabbid | rabbijaid |
3rd person sing. | rabbija | rabbijai |
1st person plural | rabbink | rabbijaink |
2nd person plural | rabbitok | rabbijaitok |
3rd person plural | rabbijuk | rabbijaik |
Derived terms
Icelandic
Noun
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin rabbī, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rabbi m
Related terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- R. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”), from רב (raḇ, “master”) + ־י (-ī, “of mine”, “my”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈrab.biː/, [ˈräbːiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrab.bi/, [ˈräbːi]
Noun
rabbī m (indeclinable)
- (Late Latin, chiefly used as an honorific) Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi
Related terms
Descendants
- → Catalan: rabí
- → Dutch: rabbi
- → English: rabbi
- → Finnish: rabbi
- → German: Rabbi
- → Hungarian: rabbi
- → Irish: raibí
- → Maltese: rabbi
- → Welsh: rabbi
- ⇒ Late Latin: rabbinus, rabinus
- → Albanian: rabin
- → Asturian: rabín
- → Belarusian: рабін (rabin)
- → Bulgarian: равин (ravin)
- → Czech: rabín
- → Danish: rabbiner
- → Dutch: rabbijn
- → English: rabbin
- → Finnish: rabbiini
- → French: rabbin
- → Galician: rabino
- → Georgian: რაბინი (rabini)
- → German: Rabbiner
- → Italian: rabbino
- → Latvian: rabīns
- → Lithuanian: rabinas
- → Macedonian: рабин (rabin)
- → Norwegian: rabbiner
- → Polish: rabin
- → Romanian: rabin
- → Russian: раввин (ravvin)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Slovak: rabín
- → Slovene: rabin
- → Spanish: rabino
- → Tagalog: rabino
- → Swedish: rabbin
- → Vilamovian: raobin
References
- rabbi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,309/1.
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbî).
Noun
rabbi m (not mutable)
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- English terms derived from Koine Greek
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Law enforcement
- English slang
- en:Judaism
- en:Occupations
- en:People
- Dutch terms derived from Late Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Koine Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Hebrew
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Judaism
- nl:Occupations
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- fi:Occupations
- Hungarian terms derived from Latin
- Hungarian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Hungarian terms derived from Hebrew
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Judaism
- hu:Occupations
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Hebrew
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/abbi
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Occupations
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Hebrew
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin indeclinable nouns
- Latin masculine indeclinable nouns
- Latin masculine nouns
- Late Latin
- Latin terms with usage examples
- Welsh terms borrowed from Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Welsh terms derived from Hebrew
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Judaism