# ܪܒܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic רַבָּא (rabbā), from Proto-Semitic *rabb-; compare Arabic رَبّ (rabb) and Hebrew רַב (ráv).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [rab.bɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [rˤɑːbɑː]

#### Adjective

ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) (feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā), plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē))
* great, big, huge, massive
    Synonyms: ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā)
    Antonyms: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā), ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (daqīqā)
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܬܲܪܥܵܐīṯ wā nīšanqā rabbā mutḇā ˁal tarˁāThere was a big sign put on the door.
* adult, grown of a person
    Synonyms: ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (šalmā), ܡܸܛܝܵܐ (miṭyā)
    ܩܵܐ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ، ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ.qā kullhōn nāšē, rabbā yan zˁōrā.For all the people adult or child.

#### Noun

ܪܲܒܵܐ • (rabbā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (rabbē) or ܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ (rabbānē), feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (rabṯā))
* leader, master, chief, magistrate
    Synonyms: ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā), ܒܲܥܠܵܐ (baˁlā)
* elder
    Synonyms: ܚܘܵܪܕܸܩܢܵܐ (ḥwārdiqnā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā)
    ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܪܹܩ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܐܵܦܸܢ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ.yulpānā lē pārēq l-ˁālam āpin rabbā yan zˁōrā ìwet.Learning never stops whether you are an elder or young.

##### Derived terms

* ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܵܐ (zˁōrā w-rabbā, “everyone, young and old”)
* ܪܲܒ ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (rab alpā, “chiliarch”)
* ܪܲܒ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (rab ḥaylā)
* ܪܲܒ ܡܐܵܐ (rab mˀā, “centurion”)
* ܪܲܒ ܩܸܫܬܵܝܹ̈ܐ (rab qištāyē)
* ܪܲܒ ܫܵܩܵܐ (rab šāqā)
* ܪܲܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabūṯā)
* ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī, “professor, rabbi”)
* ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban, “monk”)

### Etymology 2

Derived from an adverbial usage of the above. Compare Arabic رُبَّ (rubba).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [rɑːbɑː]

#### Adverb

ܪܵܒܵܐ • (rābā)
* very, many, much, several, so
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ (sagī), ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā)
    ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐīqārā rābā ānanqāyā ìlēh gāw d-aya maḏraštāRespect is very important in this school.
    ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܠܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ.ḥzīq lēh l-rābā aṯrāwāṯē.He has travelled to many countries.
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.ānā mīr lī illēh rābā gāhē.I told him several times.
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ. ― rābā ḥiḏyā ìwen. ― I am so happy.
* too, too much [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal)]
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (sagī yatīr), ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܣܵܦܩܵܐ (yatīr msāpqā)
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ.rābā ìlāh ˁalūḵ d-āzēt.It is too much for you to go.

### Etymology 3

Compare Arabic رَبَّ (rabba).

#### Alternative forms

* ܝܵܪܹܒ݂ (yārēḇ)

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [rɑːweː], [rɑːveː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [rˤɑːweː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [rɑːveː]
* Homophone: ܪܵܘܹܐ (rāwē, “to become intoxicated”)

#### Verb

ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (rāḇē)
* (intransitive) to be/become big, large, great; to grow
    Synonym: ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr)
    Antonym: ܙܵܥܹܪ (zāˁēr)
    ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܒܟܠܹܗ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ.ādīyā ḥabūšē kē rāḇī b-kullēh ˁālmā.Apples now grow all over the world.
    ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܘܡܸܢܝܵܢ ܥܵܡܘܿܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ.mḏītā rḇē lāh w-minyān ˁāmōrōh sīq lēh.The city grew and its population went up.
* (intransitive) to grow up, become older
    Synonyms: ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm), ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis)
    ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܪܵܒܝܼ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ. ― šaḇrē kē rābī qalūlā. ― Children grow quickly.
    ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ.yālā rḇē lēh yatīr ḥakīmā.The boy grew wiser.

##### Conjugation

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## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *rabb-, belonging to the root ܪ ܒ ܒ related to greatness.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rabbɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [rabbe], [rabbɑne], [rawr(ə)vɑne] (plural)

### Noun

ܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܢܐ or ܪܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܒܬܐ)
* leader, magnate, king, duke, prince, chief, magistrate, prefect
* teacher, doctor, master

#### Usage notes

The plural ܪܒܢܐ (rabbānē) is used for the sense of “leaders” while the plural ܪܘܪܒܢܐ (rawr(ə)ḇānē) is used for the sense of “teachers”. The plural ܪܒܐ (rabbē) is rare for either sense.

#### Inflection
### References

* “rb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 334a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 525a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 1425a–b