rabiz

English

Alternative forms

• rabis

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ռաբիզ (ṙabiz), perhaps an abbreviation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian РАБотники ИСкусства (Rabotniki Iskusstva, "Workers of Art"), a Soviet organization into which performers of folk music were once associated.

Noun

rabiz

1. (music) A popular modern Armenian music style that shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azeri mugham. Most of the songs have a 6/8 rhythm.
2. (slang) A member of an Armenian hillbilly subculture embracing rabiz music, exhibiting materialistic flamboyancy, using a blend of Russian and Armenian slang words, and wearing matching sport suits, sunglasses and shoes called ծիծակ (cicak).

Translations

musical style

• Armenian: ռաբիզ (ṙabiz), ռաբիս (ṙabis)
• Georgian: რაბისი (rabisi)
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• Russian: раби́з m (rabíz)

member of subculture

• Armenian: ռաբիզ (ṙabiz), քյառթու (kʻyaṙtʻu), քյարթու (kʻyartʻu)
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Anagrams

• zarbi, zibar