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rabata

Bingham

rabata

vt. to approach cautiously for the purpose of seizing.

rab'áta

vt. to embrace.

ráb'ata

n. the body.

Sabatier

rabata

n. body, solid portion, principal, amount, framework, corpse, carcass, whole number <integer>, known quantity;.
ex.
  • rabatan te aomata: human body.
  • bain te rabata: members of the body.
ex. te rabata: reef separating lagoon from ocean.

rabata1

vt. rabata: to take, to seize around body with arms, to embrace, to hold in embrace.
ex. i rabatia: clasp in one's arms, <hug>, locked in each other's arms.
nv. kaun rabata: wrestling.
n. rabatan te bai: the whole lot, main substance.
ex. maiun te rabata: the life of the body.

rabata2

from. raba:
vt. to seize by surprise, by hiding (for ex. cat catching mouse).

Topics: The body