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Re: Translations of Belf`s Titels
- From: Asya Vaisman <klezmer...>
- Subject: Re: Translations of Belf`s Titels
- Date: Sun 17 Nov 2002 03.29 (GMT)
> The only unlogical thing is that my Russian Grammar says that "U"
> meaning "at" is followed by a noun in Dativ, but the "a" at the end of
> "Rabina" is a Genitive form.
No, "U Rabina" is grammatically correct in Russian.
> It should sound "ravina", not rabina".
"Ravin" is the standard term for "rabbi" but "Rabin" is also a valid term,
just not a very common one.
-Asya
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