רבי

Aramaic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ribi/

Noun

רִבִּי • (ribbī) m (plural רבנא‎)

rabbi, spiritual teacher
master

Hebrew

Etymology

רַב‎ (ráv, “master”) +‎ ־י‎ (i, “my”)

Noun

רַבִּי • (rabí) m

rabbi, spiritual teacher

Descendants

Greek: ραββίνος m (ravvínos)

See also

ר׳‎
רב‎

Anagrams

ריב‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew and Aramaic רבי‎ (“rabbi, spiritual teacher”).

Noun

רבי • (rebe) m, plural רביס‎ (rebes) or רביים‎ (rabeyem) , accusative and dative רבין‎ (rebn)

(historical or Hasidic) rabbi

‏איינער האָט ליב דעם רבין און דער אַנדערער די רביצין.‎‎
eyner hot lib dem rebn un der anderer di rebetsin.
One man loves the rabbi and the other one loves the rebbetzin.

Usage notes

This is one of the few Yiddish nouns that declines. The accusative and dative are both רבין‎ (rebn).

Derived terms

רביצין‎ (rebetsin)
רביניו‎ (rebenyu)

See also

רב‎ (reb), ר׳‎ (r')
הרבֿ‎ (horav)
ראַבינער‎ (rabiner)
רבֿ‎ (rov)

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