مربى

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of رَبَّى (rabbā, to bring up, to educate, to cultivate), from the root ر ب و (r-b-w).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.rab.ban/

Noun

مُرَبًّى (murabban) m (dual مُرَبَّيَانِ (murabbayāni), plural مُرَبَّيَات (murabbayāt))

  1. jam, preserved fruit
  2. (plural) preserves

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մուրաբա (muraba)
  • Middle Armenian: մուրապայ (murapay), մուրապպայ (murappay), մարապ (marap)

Adjective

مُرَبًّى (murabban) (feminine مُرَبَّاة (murabbāh), masculine plural مُرَبَّوْن (murabbawn), feminine plural مُرَبَّيَات (murabbayāt))

  1. raised, brought up
  2. educated
  3. well-bred

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), ربو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /murabːa/

Noun

مُرَبَّى • (murabba) f

(plural مُرَبَّيَات ‎(murabbayāt))
  1. jam
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