مربی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Arabic مُرَبٍّ (murabbin), from the active participle of رَبَّى (rabbā).
Adjective
مُرَبّی • (mürebbi)
- who nourrishes and brings up (a child)
Descendants
- Turkish: mürebbi
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مربی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1801
Etymology 2
From Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā), from the passive participle of رَبَّى (rabbā).
Alternative forms
Adjective
مُرَبّیٰ • (mürebbâ)
- nourished and brought up
- preserved (fruit, etc.)
Noun
مُرَبّیٰ • (mürebbâ)
- a preserve, a jam or a jelly of fruit
Descendants
- Turkish: murabba
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مربی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1801
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبٍّ (murabbin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.ɾab.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.ɾäb.bíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ɹæb.bíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ɾäb.bí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | murabbī |
| Dari reading? | murabbī |
| Iranian reading? | morabbi |
| Tajik reading? | murabbi |
Noun
مربی • (morabbi) (plural مربیها, or مربیان)
Derived terms
- سرمربی (sarmorabbi, “head coach”)
- مربیگری (morabbi-gari, “coaching”)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مربی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مربی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُرَبٍّ (murabbin).
Noun
مُرَبّی • (murabbī) m (formal plural مُرَبّیان (murabbyān), Hindi spelling मुरब्बी)
- nourisher
- (Ahmadiyya) an Ahmadi imam or missionary