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.

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.

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

Synonyms

• Yálla

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)

German

Etymology

From Latin rabbi. Doublet of Rabbiner and Rebbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁabi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abi
• Hyphenation: Rab‧bi

Noun

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

1. (also biblical) rabbi (Jewish religious scholar)

   Synonym: Rabbiner

Usage notes

• The form Rabbi is used especially as an address or title. It may also be preferred in pre-modern contexts.

Declension

Declension of Rabbi [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rabbi	die	Rabbis, Rabbinen
genitive	eines	des	Rabbis, Rabbi	der	Rabbis, Rabbinen
dative	einem	dem	Rabbi	den	Rabbis, Rabbinen
accusative	einen	den	Rabbi	die	Rabbis, Rabbinen

Descendants

• → Estonian: Rabbi

Further reading

• “Rabbi” in Duden online