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Rabia

Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name used by Muslims ,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 Basri.
  • proper noun The name used by Muslims to refer to the Biblical character Rebekah.

Etymologies

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From Arabic ربيع (rabíaʕ, "spring"). A near homophone is Arabic رابعة (rābiʕa), the feminine of رابع (rābiʕ, "fourth"), from أربعة (’árbaʕa, "four"). Hence Rabia can also mean "the fourth female".

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Examples

  • Islamabad and called Rabia, and she was reunited with her mother and father Akram in a hotel in a small town called Dina.

    icBirmingham 2010

  • They made their way to the city of Chakwal, a city near Islamabad and called Rabia, and she was reunited with her mother and father Akram in a hotel in a small town called Dina.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • "Rabia," said Sofiân, "I am not capable of talking to thee about thy own affairs; talk to me about mine."

    Mystics and Saints of Islam Claud Field 1902

  • MALAGA -- Ecuadorian Sebastian Cordero's "Rabia," a socially-driven suspenser about a construction worker trapped in a mansion, won best film at the 13th Malaga Spanish Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday.

    Variety.com 2010

  • Best supporting actor went to edgy thesp Alex Brendemuhl as a ne'er-do-well son in "Rabia," while newcomer Aura Garrido took supporting actress in "Plans for Tomorrow," playing an adolescent suddenly forced to grow up.

    Variety.com 2010

  • The special jury prize went to Sebastian Cordero's Toronto fest-player "Rabia," a Spanish-Columbian co-production about a killer who goes into hiding, while the audience award was given to another Toronto favorite, Jacob Tierney's "The Trotsky," a Canadian drama about a high school boy who thinks he is the reincarnation of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

    Variety.com 2009

  • Hasan wrote a letter in response to Cohen's, highlighting his degree in environmental science from Occidental College, awards won by his film "Rabia" and his guest appearances on "The Dennis Miller Show" and "Politically Incorrect" with Bill Maher.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories Chris Outcalt The Vail Daily 2008

  • He won nine awards for directing "Rabia," a short film about a conflicted female suicide bomber.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2008

  • He won nine awards for directing "Rabia," a short film about a conflicted female suicide bomber.

    Vail Daily - Top Stories 2008

  • "Some of the earliest of the Sufi scholars were women such as Rabia (9th C) and Nuri (10th C) - who both emphasized worldly renunciation and suggested that spiritual salvation lay in discovering the 'god' within.

    The Moderate Voice 2008

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