A female given name used by Muslims, meant to symbolize the beginning of life, hope and the advent of happiness after a dark winter. The name of the first female Sufi saint, Rabia Basri.
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The name used by Muslims to refer to the Biblical character Rebekah.
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Origin of rabia
From Arabicربيع (rabiʿ, “spring”). A near homophone is Arabic رابعة (rābiʿa), the feminine of رابع (rābiʿ, “fourth”), from أربعة (ʾarbaʿa, “four”). Hence Rabia can also mean "the fourth female".
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Rabia Sentence Examples
The siege had lasted 65 - others say 40 - days, when the news came of the death of Yazid, which took place presumably on the r4th of Rabia I, 64 (rath November 683).
But Abu Moslim contrived to re-awaken their mutual distrust and jealousy, and, taking advantage of the opportunity, made himself master of Merv, in Rabia II.
The departure from the cave and setting out on the way to Medina is assigned to the ninth day of the third month, Rabia I.