rabbi

From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רַבִּי‎ (rabbi, “my master”), from רַב‎ (rav, “master [of]”) +‎ ־י‎ (-i, “me”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæ.baɪ/

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rabbi (plural rabbis)

1. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
2. A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
3. (law enforcement, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
   • 2006, The Wire, "Soft Eyes":

     Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that?

   • 2013, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Pilot":

     If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi.

• rav, rabbeinu, rebbe, reb, rebbetzin

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

rabbi

1. rabbi

• rabbiini

• barbi

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

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

rabbi (plural rabbik)

1. (Judaism) rabbi

• főrabbi
• rabbiság

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/, [ˈr̺äbːi]
• Rhymes: -abbi
• Stress: ràbbi
• Hyphenation: rab‧bi

rabbi m

1. rabbi

• rabbino

• R. (abbreviation)

From the Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Hebrew רבי‎ (rabbī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”), from רב‎ (raḇ, “master”) +‎ ־י‎ (-ī, “of mine”, “my”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈrab.biː/

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
• → English: rabbi
• → Finnish: rabbi
• → German: Rabbi
• → Hungarian: rabbi
• → Irish: raibí
• → Maltese: rabbi
• → Welsh: rabbi
• ⇒ Late Latin: rabbinus, rabinus
  • → Albanian: rabin
  • → Asturian: rabín
  • → Belarusian: рабін (rabin)
  • → Bulgarian: равин (ravin)
  • → Czech: rabín
  • → Danish: rabbiner
  • → Dutch: rabbijn
  • → English: rabbin
  • → Finnish: rabbiini
  • → French: rabbin
  • → Galician: rabino
  • → Georgian: რაბინი (rabini)
  • → German: Rabbiner
  • → Italian: rabbino
    • → Greek: ραββίνος (ravvínos)
  • → Latvian: rabīns
  • → Lithuanian: rabinas
  • → Macedonian: рабин (rabin)
  • → Norwegian: rabbiner
  • → Polish: rabin
  • → Romanian: rabin
  • → Russian: раввин (ravvin)
    • → Azerbaijani: ravvin
    • → Crimean Tatar: ravvin
    • → Kazakh: раввин (ravvïn)
    • → Kyrgyz: раввин (ravvin)
    • → Uzbek: ravvin
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: рабин

    Latin: 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

Borrowed from Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי‎ (rabbî).

rabbi m (plural {{{2}}})

1. (Judaism) rabbi