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rb noun pl. construct
rb, rbˀ (raḇ, rabbā) n.m. chief; teacher
In Syriac the plural form varies with the meaning: "chief, noble one," etc. follows the adjectival, reduplicative patterns with or without final -ān (see s.v. rb adj., while "teacher" uses ܪ̈ܲܒܿܵܢܸܐ ; JBA pl. רבי, רבוותא; many compounds keep the singular form rb even in the plural of the compound, e.g. ܪܒܥܠܢ̈ܐ "chief shepherd"; LJLA uses both רברבין and רברבנין as the plural for "noble". In Gal. forms with doubled /b/ display a vowel shift /a/>/e/, hence rebbī "rabbi", etc. Compare rbwn. The multiplicity of plural forms in Mandaic currently defies analysis!

  1 chief Com. --(a) in compounds: chief of ..., chief X-er . --(b) nobleman, chieftain BA-Da, Gal, CPA, JBAg, LJLA. (b.1) pl. form in sg. sense CPA.
  2 master Com. --(a) teacher Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. (a.1) in direct address: rabbī : my master, teacher, rabbi . (a.2) rbn : our master Syr.

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rb noun pl. construct
rb, rbˀ (raḇ, rabbā) n.m. chief; teacher
In Syriac the plural form varies with the meaning: "chief, noble one," etc. follows the adjectival, reduplicative patterns with or without final -ān (see s.v. rb adj., while "teacher" uses ܪ̈ܲܒܿܵܢܸܐ ; JBA pl. רבי, רבוותא; many compounds keep the singular form rb even in the plural of the compound, e.g. ܪܒܥܠܢ̈ܐ "chief shepherd"; LJLA uses both רברבין and רברבנין as the plural for "noble". In Gal. forms with doubled /b/ display a vowel shift /a/>/e/, hence rebbī "rabbi", etc. Compare rbwn. The multiplicity of plural forms in Mandaic currently defies analysis!

  1 chief Com. --(a) in compounds: chief of ..., chief X-er . --(b) nobleman, chieftain BA-Da, Gal, CPA, JBAg, LJLA. (b.1) pl. form in sg. sense CPA.
  2 master Com. --(a) teacher Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. (a.1) in direct address: rabbī : my master, teacher, rabbi . (a.2) rbn : our master Syr.