rabbi
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Etymology edit
From Middle English raby, 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”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe.
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rabbi (plural rabbis or (archaic) rabbies)
- 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:
- 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.
- Hypernym: cleric
- (law enforcement, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
- 2006 September 17, David Mills, “Soft Eyes”, in The Wire, season 4, episode 2, spoken by Clarence Royce (Glynn Turman):
- Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that?
- 2013 September 17, Dan Goor, Michael Schur, “Pilot”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero):
- If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi.
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Basque edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”).
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rabbi anim
- (Judaism) rabbi
- Synonym: errabino
- 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria[1], La Rochelle, Ioann 1:38:
- Eta itzuliric Ieſuſec, eta ikuſſiric hec çarreitzala, dioſte hæy, Ceren bilha çabiltzate? Eta hec erran cieçoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hambat nola Magiſtrua) non egoiten aiz?
- [Eta itzulirik Jesusek, eta ikusirik hek zarreitzala, dioste haei, Zeren bilha zabiltzate? Eta hek erran ziezoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hanbat nola Majistrua) non egoten haiz?]
- Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou? – KJV
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | rabbi | rabbia | rabbiak |
ergative | rabbik | rabbiak | rabbiek |
dative | rabbiri | rabbiari | rabbiei |
genitive | rabbiren | rabbiaren | rabbien |
comitative | rabbirekin | rabbiarekin | rabbiekin |
causative | rabbirengatik | rabbiarengatik | rabbiengatik |
benefactive | rabbirentzat | rabbiarentzat | rabbientzat |
instrumental | rabbiz | rabbiaz | rabbiez |
inessive | rabbirengan | rabbiarengan | rabbiengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | rabbirengana | rabbiarengana | rabbiengana |
terminative | rabbirenganaino | rabbiarenganaino | rabbienganaino |
directive | rabbirenganantz | rabbiarenganantz | rabbienganantz |
destinative | rabbirenganako | rabbiarenganako | rabbienganako |
ablative | rabbirengandik | rabbiarengandik | rabbiengandik |
partitive | rabbirik | — | — |
prolative | rabbitzat | — | — |
Further reading edit
- “rabbi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “rabbi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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Etymology edit
From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רבי (rabbi, “my master”).
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rabbi m (plural rabbi's, diminutive rabbietje n)
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- Negerhollands: rabbi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי.
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rabbi
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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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- “rabbi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabí).
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rabbi (plural rabbik)
Declension edit
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 |
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- rabbi in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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rabbi
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Etymology edit
From Late Latin rabbī, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”).
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rabbi m
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Latin edit
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- R. (abbreviation)
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Biblical Hebrew רבי (rabī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”), from רב (raḇ, “master”) + ־י (-ī, “of mine”, “my”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈrab.biː/, [ˈräbːiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrab.bi/, [ˈräbːi]
Noun edit
rabbī m (indeclinable)
- (Late Latin, chiefly used as an honorific) Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi
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- → Catalan: rabí
- → Dutch: rabbi
- → Finnish: rabbi
- → German: Rabbi
- → Hungarian: rabbi
- → Irish: raibí
- → Maltese: rabbi
- → Middle English: raby, rabi, rabby
- → Welsh: rabbi
- ⇒ Late Latin: rabbinus, rabinus
- → Albanian: rabin
- → Asturian: rabín
- → Belarusian: рабін (rabin)
- → 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
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Slovak: rabín
- → Slovene: rabin
- → Spanish: rabino
- → Tagalog: rabino
- → Swedish: rabbin
- → Vilamovian: raobin
References edit
- rabbi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,309/1.
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Noun edit
rabbi c
Usage notes edit
Usually followed by a rabbi's name. Compare rabbin.
Declension edit
Declension of rabbi | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rabbi | rabbin | rabbier | rabbierna |
Genitive | rabbis | rabbins | rabbiers | rabbiernas |
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rabbi m (plural rabiniaid or rabïaid, not mutable)
- Alternative spelling of rabi
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- English terms derived from Koine Greek
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- en:Law enforcement
- English slang
- en:Judaism
- en:Occupations
- en:People
- Basque terms borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Basque learned borrowings from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Basque terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Basque terms derived from Koine Greek
- Basque terms derived from Hebrew
- Basque terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Basque/abi
- Rhymes:Basque/abi/2 syllables
- Basque lemmas
- Basque nouns
- Basque animate nouns
- eu:Judaism
- Basque terms with quotations
- eu:Occupations
- eu: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 terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Koine Greek
- Finnish terms derived from Hebrew
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑbːi
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑbːi/2 syllables
- 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
- Rhymes:Hungarian/bi
- Rhymes:Hungarian/bi/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Judaism
- hu:Occupations
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic noun forms
- 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
- Rhymes:Italian/abbi/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Occupations
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Latin 2-syllable words
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin indeclinable nouns
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- Late Latin
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- Swedish common-gender nouns
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- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh masculine nouns