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rabia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
ra-bia
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, 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 El Basri.

Etymology

From Arabic رَابِعَة (rābiʕa), the feminine of رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”) as well as رَابِع (rābiʕ, “fourth”), from أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Hence Rabia means both "spring" and "the fourth female".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: رَابِعَة, ر ب ع

Questions

What does rabia mean?
A female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, 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 El Basri.
Where does rabia come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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