Rabi
noun
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.
Rabi
American
[rah-bee]
/ ˈrɑ bi /
noun
Rabi
1
British
/ ˈrɑːbɪ /
noun
rabi
2
British
/ ˈrʌbɪ /
noun
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
For his photographic series entitled “Good Luck,” Rabi centered his black cat, Sea Beast, gazing at broken mirrors in his live-work studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
“An enormous ball of fire,” said Rabi, “which grew and grew and it rolled as it grew.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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
This last has comprised cooked potatoes, raw artichokes, mangolds, kohl rabi, swedes, cabbages, etc., during the winter months, and grass, lucerne, clover, vetches, cole seed, etc., during the summer months.
From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Sanders Spencer
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
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
The kohl rabi, or turnip-rooted cabbage, is another nutritious vegetable which has inexplicably never been received into public favour.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett
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