Rabi
noun
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.
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Rabi
American
[rah-bee]
/ ˈrɑ bi /
noun
Rabi
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British
/ ˈrɑːbɪ /
noun
rabi
2
British
/ ˈrʌbɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of rabi
Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring
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The national anthem played as RSP's president Rabi Lamichhane and soon-to-be prime minister Shah stood next to each other, before the parliamentarians were sworn in.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 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
"Rabi was one of the first to control the quantum states of molecules and was a pioneer of microwave research," said Will.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024
‘Good Luck,’ by L.A. street artist Rabi, was inspired by the duality and contradictions surrounding cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
It put Strauss in “an absolute dither,” Rabi would recall: Strauss “went around and talked to newspapermen all over, and to the House and Senate, and whatnot.”
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
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
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
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
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