tal al-rabi'
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A settlement in Palestine, which Palestinians claim was forcefully renamed and converted into the city of Tel Aviv by Israeli settlers.
name
Alternative spelling of Tal al-Rabi'.
Example Sentences
- "[Farfour's grandfather:] The land is called Tel Al-Rabi'. But unfortunately, the Jews called it "Tel Aviv" after they occupied it.[…]¶ [Farfour's grandfather:] Farfour, I am very tired. I feel that I am about to die. I feel very close to the land of Tel Al-Rabi'. I hope you will protect it."
- "“Why did [Doueiri] forget that this city was founded on the ruins of an Arab village called Tel Al-Rabi’, which was ethnically cleansed of its original inhabitants in 1949? Can he deny having ignored the tragedy which still impacts the original inhabitants of Tel Al-Rabi’ and Jaffa?” read a statement issued by the campaign."
- "Tel Aviv is referred to in the film by its Arabic name, Tal al-Rabi."
- "We passed through Atlit, Tirat Haifa, Al-Tantura, Caesarea (Qisarya), Hadera (Al-Khudeira), Herzliya, Netanya, Tel Aviv (Tel Al-Rabi’), Jaffa, Yibna, Al-Majdal, Asqalan, Bayt Jibrin, and Al-Dahiriya to Beersheba (Bir Al-Sabi’).[…]We went to the great mosque where we prayed then visited Mosque of Hassan Beik located between Jaffa and Tal Al-Rabi’ (Tel Aviv) and Al-A’ajami Square where we stopped at a café to sip some coffee."
Etymology
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.