ربي
See also: رثي and ربى
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the absolute state plural of Classical Syriac ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbūṯā, “myriad”).
Noun
رِبِّيٌّ • (ribbiyyun) m (plural رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna))
- (hapax) many a man
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:146:
- وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ قَاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ
- wa-kaʾayyin min nabiyyin qātala maʿahu ribbiyyūna kaṯīrun
- And how many a prophet and with him fought many religious scholars.
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Verb
رُبِّي • (rubbī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of رَبَّ (rabba)
Verb
رُبِيَ • (rubiya) (form I)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَا (rabā)
Verb
رَبِّي • (rabbī) (form II)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of رَبَّى (rabbā)
Verb
رُبِّيَ • (rubbiya) (form II)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of رَبَّى (rabbā)
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 138–139