Hiia Rbia
deity Mandaeism single tradition · 1
Hiia Rbia, also known as the Great Life, is a deity invoked at the beginning of many Mandaean texts and prayers. The phrase b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rbia translates to 'In the name of the Great Life'.
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“b-šumaihun ḏ-hiia rbia (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡉࡀ, lit. 'In the name of the Great Life'; Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [bɪʃˈmeihon əd ˈhejji ˈrɑbbi]; Arabic: باسم الحي العظيم, romanized: bism al-Ḥayy al-ʿAẓīm). It is similar to the basmala in Islam and the Christian Trinitarian formula).”
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