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    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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rabi 2 British  
/ ˈrʌbɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rabi

Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring

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He campaigned alongside the RSP president, combative television host Rabi Lamichhane, 51, a former deputy prime minister and interior minister and now a fellow lawmaker who retains a pivotal role in power.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Rabi Sheik, who died at the scene, has been described as "gentle, affectionate, respectful, and incredibly mindful" in a tribute made by his family.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

In the 1930s, physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi, who would go on to the Nobel Prize in Physics, did pioneering work on microwaves that led to the development of airborne radar systems.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2024

Rabi tipped his hat to Michals for capturing and amplifying the dopamine rush a person gets from watching, and re-watching, the perfect cat video on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2024

Rabi, citing Berkeley’s three existing accelerators, suggested that Brookhaven should be given a chance to catch up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

He used, to some extent, cabbages, kohl rabi, mangolds, shorts, and other substances, rich in the constituents of cheese and butter.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings

When this is eaten up, green food is given, consisting of cabbages, from October to December, kohl rabi till February, and mangold till grass time, with a view to nicety of flavor.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings

Crops such as wheat which are cut in spring are called rabi crops.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Douglas Dewar

The Spanish appeared to be rabi, meaning rabies, and horcar, to hang.

From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey

Kohl rabi, from caulo-rapum, cabbage turnip, is a name given to the Brassica oleracea.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

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