LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

rabbī

rabbī m (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈrab.biː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrab.bi]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinindeclinableMaster, Doctor, and especially Rabbi
    Rabbī Mōsēs MaimōnidēsRabbi Moses Maimonides

Origins

Aramaic רביbor. Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí)der. Latin rabbi From the Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from Biblical Hebrew רבי (rabī, “rabbi”, “spiritual teacher”), from רב (raḇ, “master”) + ־י (-ī, “of mine”, “my”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrabí
  • GermanRabbi
  • Englishrabbifrom Middle English raby
  • Englishrabbinfrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • Frenchrabbinfrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • GermanRabbinerfrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • Italianrabbinofrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • Romanianrabinfrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • Spanishrabinofrom Late Latin rabbinus
  • Dutchrabbi

In English words that came into English from rabbī

  • rabbirabbī

Quick answers

What does rabbī mean in Latin?
rabbī, a noun, means “Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi”.
How do you pronounce rabbī?
In classical Latin, [ˈrab.biː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrab.bi].