rabi

rabi · noun¹

1. Arabic · derived fromرَبِيع“spring”
2. Persian · derived fromربیع
3. Hindustani · borrowed from
4. English todayrabi

Borrowed from Hindustani ربیع (rabī) / रबी (rabī), from Persian ربیع (rabi'), from Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”). Doublet of Rabi.

Rabi · proper noun²

1. Arabic · borrowed fromرَبِيع
2. English todayRabi

Borrowed from Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ). Doublet of rabi.

First known use, by meaning

• from 18th c. Spring.
• from 19th c. The spring harvest.