مربی

See also: مربي‎ and مربى‎

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, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1801

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُرَبَّى‎ (murabbā), from the passive participle of رَبَّى‎ (rabbā).

Alternative forms

مربا‎

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, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1801

Urdu

Noun

مُرَبّی • (murabbī) m (formal plural مُرَبّیان‎ (murabbyān), Hindi spelling मुरब्बी)

nourisher
(Ahmadiyya) an Ahmadi imam or missionary

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