Rabia

See also: rabia, rabiá, ràbia, rabià, and râbia

English

Etymology

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".

Proper noun

Rabia

  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 Basri.

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