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مُرَبِّي
educator /mu.ˈrab.biː/
nounB2#3142 most common
Also: mentor, tutor, foster parent
Example sentences
أَبِي مُرَبٍّ جَيِّد.
My father is a good educator.
المُرَبِّي يُحِبُّ الأَطْفَال.
The educator loves children.
كَانَ المُرَبِّي صَبُورًا مَعَ تَلَامِيذِهِ.
The educator was patient with his students.
يَعْمَلُ عَمِّي مُرَبِّيًا فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ ابْتِدَائِيَّة.
My uncle works as an educator in an elementary school.
يُعْتَبَرُ ذَلِكَ الشَّيْخُ مُرَبِّيَ أَجْيَالٍ كَثِيرَة.
That sheikh is considered the educator of many generations.
لَا يُقَاسُ نَجَاحُ المُرَبِّينَ بِعَدَدِ الشَّهَادَاتِ الَّتِي يَحْمِلُهَا طُلَّابُهُمْ، بَلْ بِمَدَى تَأْثِيرِهِمْ فِي بِنَاءِ شَخْصِيَّاتِهِمْ.
The success of educators is not measured by the number of certificates their students hold, but by how much they shape their character.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُرَبٍّ | مُرَبُّونَ |
| Genitive | مُرَبٍّ | مُرَبِّينَ |
| Accusative | مُرَبِّيًا | مُرَبِّينَ |
| Vocative | مُرَبِّي | مُرَبُّونَ |
Word family
رَبَّىto raise, bring up, educate
تَرْبِيَةupbringing, education, pedagogyمُرَبِّيَةfemale educator, governess, nanny
مُرَبّىjam, preserve
تَرَبَّىto be raised, to grow up
Etymology
Murabbī is the active participle of the Form II verb rabbā, meaning to raise or bring up. That verb comes from the triliteral root r-b-w, which carries the core sense of growth and increase. The doubled middle consonant marks the causative pattern, so the word literally names someone who makes growth happen. Arabic grammarians often link this root to rabb (lord, master), understood as the ultimate sustainer and nurturer.
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