rabbi

== English == === Alternative forms === rabbin (dated), rabboni === Etymology === 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”) +‎ ־ִי (-í, “my”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe and related to rav. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ === Noun === rabbi (plural rabbis or (archaic) rabbies or rabbanim or rabbanin or rabbonim or rabbonin) (countable, Judaism) A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. (countable, Judaism) A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation. Hypernym: cleric (countable, law enforcement, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rav, rabbeinu, rebbe, reb, rebbetzin ==== Translations ==== == Basque == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rabi/ [ra.β̞i] Rhymes: -abi, -i Hyphenation: rab‧bi === Noun === rabbi anim (Judaism) rabbi Synonym: errabino ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rabbi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “rabbi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רבי (rabbi, “my master”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.bi/ Hyphenation: rab‧bi === Noun === rabbi m (plural rabbi's, diminutive rabbietje n) (Judaism) rabbi ==== Synonyms ==== rabbijn ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: rabbi == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, from Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑbːi/, [ˈrɑ̝bːi] Rhymes: -ɑbːi Syllabification(key): rab‧bi Hyphenation(key): rab‧bi === Noun === rabbi rabbi ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== rabbiini ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rabbi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === barbi == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabí). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɒbːi] Hyphenation: rab‧bi Rhymes: -bi === Noun === rabbi (plural rabbik) (Judaism) rabbi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === rabbi in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Icelandic == === Noun === rabbi indefinite dative singular of rabb == Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin rabbī, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrab.bi/ Rhymes: -abbi Hyphenation: ràb‧bi === Noun === rabbi m rabbi ==== Related terms ==== rabbino === Anagrams === barbi, birba == Latin == === Alternative forms === R. (abbreviation) === Etymology === 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 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈrab.biː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrab.bi] === Noun === rabbī m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, chiefly used as an honorific) Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi ==== Related terms ==== rabinus ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: rabí → Dutch: rabbi → Finnish: rabbi → German: Rabbi → Hungarian: rabbi → Irish: raibí → Maltese: rabbi → Middle English: raby, rabi, rabbyEnglish: rabbiScots: rabbi→ Welsh: rabi ⇒ 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 === References === “rabbi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,309/1. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish rabi, from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi). Doublet of rabbin. === Noun === rabbi c Rabbi ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used before or instead of a rabbi's name. Compare rabbin. ==== Declension ==== === References === “rabbi”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Welsh == === Noun === rabbi m (plural rabiniaid or rabïaid, not mutable) alternative spelling of rabi