rabboni

noun

rab·​bo·​ni

rəˈbōˌnī,

-ōnē

: master, teacher

—used as a Jewish title of respect applied especially to spiritual instructors and learned persons

Word History

Etymology

Aramaic rabbānī my master, teacher, from rabbān master + -ī my; akin to Hebrew rabh master

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