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rabi
rabi
English
Noun
rabi (plural rabis)
- (South Asia) Spring. [from 18th c.]
- (South Asia) The spring harvest. [from 19th c.]
- c.1885, A.L.O.E. The Wondrous Sickle:
- ...I made out that he would be here before the rabi harvest is ripe; the corn is green enough yet, but I thought that after work I would come over here to meet him.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 120:
- The monsoon had failed at the beginning but picked up very well later, so the rabi crop would be just fine and the wars they mentioned had taken place a year and a half ago.
- c.1885, A.L.O.E. The Wondrous Sickle:
Esperanto
Etymology
From German rauben, Polish rabować.
Verb
rabi (present rabas, past rabis, future rabos, conditional rabus, volitive rabu)
- (transitive) take from someone by force or threat, rob
Conjugation
Conjugation of rabi
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Derived terms
- rabaĵo (“something acquired by robbery”)
- rabinto (“robber (one who has committed a robbery)”)
- rabisto (“robber (one who makes a living by robbery)”)
- rabo (“a robbery”)
Estonian
Noun
rabi (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- rabbi (Jewish teacher or leader of a congregation)