Rabia

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proper noun

A female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, meant to symbolize the beginning of life, hope and the advent of happiness after a dark winter. The name of the first female Sufi saint, Rabia El Basri.

OriginArabic رَابِعَة →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Arabic, meaning spring, meant to symbolize the beginning of life, hope and the advent of happiness after a dark winter. The name of the first female Sufi saint, Rabia El Basri.

Origin

  1. Arabicرَابِعَة
  2. EnglishRabia

From Arabic رَابِعَة (rābiʕa), the feminine of رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”) as well as رَابِع (rābiʕ, “fourth”), from أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Hence Rabia means both "spring" and "the fourth female".

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Anagrams

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APA

Rabia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabia

MLA

“Rabia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rabia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rabia.

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