Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rabi

/ˈɹabi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ra-bi
IPA: /ˈɹabi/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The spring harvest.

name

Either of two months in the Islamic calendar: Rabi I (the third month) and Rabi II (the fourth).

name

Example Sentences

"...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."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani ربیع (rabī) / रबी (rabī), from Persian ربیع (rabi'), from Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”). Doublet of Rabi.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: ربیع, رَبِيع, ر ب ع

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹabi/

Inflected Forms

rabis (plural)

Phrases

Rabi cycle Rabi flop Rabi flopping Rabi problem

Frequently Paired Words

kharif

Rhymes With

bobby lobby hobby robbie robby bobbi bobbie snobby dobie knobby scobie dobbie

Questions

How do you pronounce rabi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹabi/.
What does rabi mean?: Spring.
Where does rabi come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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