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• Rabi
  Rabi

  noun

  Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.
• rabi
  rabi

  noun

  (in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

Rabi

American  

[rah-bee] / ˈrɑ bi /

noun

1. Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.

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Rabi ¹ British  

/ ˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

1. Isidor Isaac . 1898–1988, US physicist, born in Austria, who devised the atomic and molecular beam resonance method of observing atomic spectra. Nobel prize for physics 1944

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rabi ² British  

/ ˈrʌbɪ /

noun

1. (in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

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Etymology

Origin of rabi

Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring

Example Sentences

It was a setlist which included a medley of classic songs by legendary artists like Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

The Kueh lab team also worked with the lab of Rafi Ahmed at Emory University, together with co-lead author Rajesh Valanparambil, a member of the Ahmed lab.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

After that, I might visit my friend Rafi’s place — it’s called Rafi Lounge.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Rafi accused Pakistani officials of taking bribes, a charge Islamabad denies.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2023

“Thanks for arranging this,” Nita says, nodding to Rafi.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth