rab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rab
First recorded in 1815–25, rab is from the French word rabot
Example Sentences
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Other rab bis in Detroit, however, think that Wine is an immature sensationalist, and the schedule of his weekly sermons has been struck from the local Jewish News.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Tujhme rab dikhta hai,” he whispered, an over-the-top line from the movie their song came from.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
The chief of a certain district was called a rab kiṣir; he was also commander of a section of the army, and he had the right to intervene.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
Hence, the rab ḫanšâ, or “captain of fifty,” was really in command of a hundred men.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
He identifies arbja with the Slavonic, rab, servant, slave, and arbeit with rabota, corvée, supposing that sons and heirs were the first natural slaves.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
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