Aramaic

Noun

רִבִּי • ‎(ribbī) m ‎(plural רבנא)

1. rabbi, spiritual teacher
2. master

Hebrew

Etymology

רַב ‎(ráv, “master”) +‎ ־י ‎(i, “my”)

Noun

רַבִּי • ‎(rabí) m

1. rabbi, spiritual teacher

See also

• ר׳
• רב

Descendants

• Greek: ραββίνος m ‎(ravvínos)

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)

1. (historical, or, Hasidic) rabbi

Usage notes

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

See also

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

Derived terms

• רביצין ‎(rebetsin)
• רביניו ‎(rebenyu)