noun pl. rabbis
Origin: ME < OE < LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) rhabbi < Heb rabi, my master, my lord < rav, teacher, master + -i, my
See rabbi in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. rab·bis
Origin:
Origin: Middle English rabi
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin rabbī, master
Origin: , from Greek rhabbi, O my master
Origin: , from Hebrew
Origin: and Aramaic rabbî, my master
Origin: : rab, master (from rab, to become great; see rbb in Semitic roots)
Origin: + -î, my
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