rabbi

• rabbin (dated), rabboni

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.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæ.baɪ/

• Audio (US):

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rabbi (plural rabbis or (archaic) rabbies)

1. 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.

2. A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.

   Hypernym: cleric

3. (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.

• rabbi card

• rav, rabbeinu, rebbe, reb, rebbetzin

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”).

• IPA^(key): /rabi/ [ra.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -abi

rabbi anim

1. (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

• “rabbi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “rabbi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רבי (rabbi, “my master”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.bi/

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• Hyphenation: rab‧bi

rabbi m (plural rabbi's, diminutive rabbietje n)

1. (Judaism) rabbi

• rabbijn

• Negerhollands: rabbi

From Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑbːi/, [ˈrɑ̝bːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑbːi
• Syllabification^(key): rab‧bi

rabbi

1. rabbi

Inflection of rabbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of rabbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rabbini rabbini accusative nom. rabbini rabbini gen. rabbini genitive rabbini rabbieni partitive rabbiani rabbejani inessive rabbissani rabbeissani elative rabbistani rabbeistani illative rabbiini rabbeihini adessive rabbillani rabbeillani ablative rabbiltani rabbeiltani allative rabbilleni rabbeilleni essive rabbinani rabbeinani translative rabbikseni rabbeikseni abessive rabbittani rabbeittani instructive — — comitative — rabbeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rabbisi rabbisi accusative nom. rabbisi rabbisi gen. rabbisi genitive rabbisi rabbiesi partitive rabbiasi rabbejasi inessive rabbissasi rabbeissasi elative rabbistasi rabbeistasi illative rabbiisi rabbeihisi adessive rabbillasi rabbeillasi ablative rabbiltasi rabbeiltasi allative rabbillesi rabbeillesi essive rabbinasi rabbeinasi translative rabbiksesi rabbeiksesi abessive rabbittasi rabbeittasi instructive — — comitative — rabbeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rabbimme rabbimme accusative nom. rabbimme rabbimme gen. rabbimme genitive rabbimme rabbiemme partitive rabbiamme rabbejamme inessive rabbissamme rabbeissamme elative rabbistamme rabbeistamme illative rabbiimme rabbeihimme adessive rabbillamme rabbeillamme ablative rabbiltamme rabbeiltamme allative rabbillemme rabbeillemme essive rabbinamme rabbeinamme translative rabbiksemme rabbeiksemme abessive rabbittamme rabbeittamme instructive — — comitative — rabbeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rabbinne rabbinne accusative nom. rabbinne rabbinne gen. rabbinne genitive rabbinne rabbienne partitive rabbianne rabbejanne inessive rabbissanne rabbeissanne elative rabbistanne rabbeistanne illative rabbiinne rabbeihinne adessive rabbillanne rabbeillanne ablative rabbiltanne rabbeiltanne allative rabbillenne rabbeillenne essive rabbinanne rabbeinanne translative rabbiksenne rabbeiksenne abessive rabbittanne rabbeittanne instructive — — comitative — rabbeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rabbinsa rabbinsa accusative nom. rabbinsa rabbinsa gen. rabbinsa genitive rabbinsa rabbiensa partitive rabbiaan rabbiansa rabbejaan rabbejansa inessive rabbissaan rabbissansa rabbeissaan rabbeissansa elative rabbistaan rabbistansa rabbeistaan rabbeistansa illative rabbiinsa rabbeihinsa adessive rabbillaan rabbillansa rabbeillaan rabbeillansa ablative rabbiltaan rabbiltansa rabbeiltaan rabbeiltansa allative rabbilleen rabbillensa rabbeilleen rabbeillensa essive rabbinaan rabbinansa rabbeinaan rabbeinansa translative rabbikseen rabbiksensa rabbeikseen rabbeiksensa abessive rabbittaan rabbittansa rabbeittaan rabbeittansa instructive — — comitative — rabbeineen rabbeinensa

• rabbiini

• “rabbi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

• barbi

From Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabí).

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒbːi]
• Hyphenation: rab‧bi
• Rhymes: -bi

rabbi (plural rabbik)

1. (Judaism) rabbi

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	rabbim	rabbijaim (or rabbiim)
2nd person sing.	rabbid	rabbijaid (or rabbiid)
3rd person sing.	rabbija	rabbijai (or rabbii)
1st person plural	rabbink	rabbijaink (or rabbiink)
2nd person plural	rabbitok	rabbijaitok (or rabbiitok)
3rd person plural	rabbijuk	rabbijaik (or rabbiik)

• 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

rabbi

1. indefinite dative singular of rabb

From Late Latin rabbī, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrab.bi/
• Rhymes: -abbi
• Hyphenation: ràb‧bi

rabbi m

1. rabbi

• rabbino

• barbi, birba

• R. (abbreviation)

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”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈrab.biː/, [ˈräbːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrab.bi/, [ˈräbːi]

rabbī m (indeclinable)

1. (Late Latin, chiefly used as an honorific) Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi

   Rabbī Mōsēs Maimōnidēs

   Rabbi Moses Maimonides

• rabinus

• → Catalan: rabí
• → Dutch: rabbi
• → Finnish: rabbi
• → German: Rabbi
• → Hungarian: rabbi
• → Irish: raibí
• → Maltese: rabbi
• → Middle English: raby, rabi, rabby
  • English: rabbi
  • Scots: rabbi
• → 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
    • → Bulgarian: равин (ravin)
    • → Greek: ραββίνος (ravvínos)
    • → Russian: раввин (ravvin)
      • → Azerbaijani: ravvin
      • → Crimean Tatar: ravvin
      • → Kazakh: раввин (ravvin)
      • → Kyrgyz: раввин (ravvin)
      • → Uzbek: ravvin
  • → Latvian: rabīns
  • → Lithuanian: rabinas
  • → Macedonian: рабин (rabin)
  • → Norwegian: rabbiner
  • → Polish: rabin
  • → Romanian: rabin
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: рабин

    Latin script: rabin

  • → Slovak: rabín
  • → Slovene: rabin
  • → Spanish: rabino
    • → Tagalog: rabino
  • → Swedish: rabbin
  • → Vilamovian: raobin

• rabbi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,309/1.

rabbi c

1. a rabbi

   Synonym: rabbin

Usually followed by a rabbi's name. Compare rabbin.

• rabbi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rabbi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rabbi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

rabbi m (plural rabiniaid or rabïaid, not mutable)

1. Alternative spelling of rabi