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Adjective [Aramaic]

IPA: /rab.bɑ/ Forms: רַבָּא [canonical, masculine], rabbā [romanization], רַבְרְבֵי [plural], רַבְרְבַיָּא [plural], רַבְּתָא [feminine]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *rabb-. Compare Hebrew רַב. Etymology templates: {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*rabb-}} Proto-Semitic *rabb-, {{cog|he|רַב}} Hebrew רַב Head templates: {{head|arc|adjective|plural|רַבְרְבֵי|or|רַבְרְבַיָּא|||||||feminine|רַבְּתָא|g=m|head=רַבָּא|head2=|head3=|head4=|sc=|tr=rabbā|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=}} רַבָּא • (rabbā) m (plural רַבְרְבֵי or רַבְרְבַיָּא, feminine רַבְּתָא), {{arc-adj|m|רַבְרְבֵי|רַבְרְבַיָּא|f=רַבְּתָא|head=רַבָּא|tr=rabbā}} רַבָּא • (rabbā) m (plural רַבְרְבֵי or רַבְרְבַיָּא, feminine רַבְּתָא)
  1. great, big, master, old
    Sense id: en-רבא-arc-adj-P1HZP1G~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Noun [Aramaic]

IPA: /rab.bɑ/ Forms: רַבָּא [canonical, masculine], rabbā [romanization], רַבֵּי [plural], רַבְּוָותָא [plural], רַבְרְבִין [plural], רַבָּנִין [plural], רַבְּתָא [feminine, singular]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *rabb-. Compare Hebrew רַב. Etymology templates: {{inh|arc|sem-pro|*rabb-}} Proto-Semitic *rabb-, {{cog|he|רַב}} Hebrew רַב Head templates: {{head|arc|noun|plural|רַבֵּי|or|רַבְּוָותָא|or|רַבְרְבִין|or|רַבָּנִין|or||or||or||singular feminine counterpart|רַבְּתָא|||f10tr=|f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|f4tr=|f5tr=|f6tr=|f7tr=|f8tr=|f9tr=|g=m|g2=|head=רַבָּא|head2=|head3=|sc=|tr=rabbā|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=|tr5=|tr6=}} רַבָּא • (rabbā) m (plural רַבֵּי or רַבְּוָותָא or רַבְרְבִין or רַבָּנִין, singular feminine counterpart רַבְּתָא), {{arc-noun|m|רַבֵּי|רַבְּוָותָא|רַבְרְבִין|רַבָּנִין|f=רַבְּתָא|head=רַבָּא|tr=rabbā}} רַבָּא • (rabbā) m (plural רַבֵּי or רַבְּוָותָא or רַבְרְבִין or רַבָּנִין, singular feminine counterpart רַבְּתָא)
  1. leader, chief, master, teacher
    Sense id: en-רבא-arc-noun-wqLbwCuS Categories (other): Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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        "tr": "rabbā"
      },
      "expansion": "רַבָּא • (rabbā) m (plural רַבְרְבֵי or רַבְרְבַיָּא, feminine רַבְּתָא)",
      "name": "arc-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "great, big, master, old"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rab.bɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic"
  ],
  "word": "רבא"
}

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