ܚܒܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܒ ܪ (ḥ b r)
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā); related to Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrām (plural ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrawwāṯā) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥaḇrānē), feminine ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇarṯā) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrṯā))

  1. friend
    ܒܘܼܫܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ.
    būšil lī ḵāramšā gūrā qā ḥaḇrāwātī idlaylē.
    I cooked a big dinner for my friends tonight.
  2. boyfriend (male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ.
    ānā w-ḥaḇrī zīl lan l-bēt ḥizwānē timmal.
    My boyfriend and I went to the cinema yesterday.
  3. fellow, associate, companion, comrade
Usage notes

When used in the possessive by females, the meaning is “boyfriend,” so a loanword or the native ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) is used instead when communicating “friend.”

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Etymology 2

From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܒܪܵܐ (ḥabrām (plural ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥabrānē))

  1. word, lyric
    Synonyms: ܡܸܠܬܵܐ (miltā), ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ (hēmizmān)
    ܠܵܐ ܗܲܡܸܢܸܬ ܠܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂
    lā hamminit l-ḥabrānē d-šmīˁ lūḵ
    Do not believe the words that you have heard.
    ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܹܢ ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ
    lē yādˁēn ḥabrānē d-aya zmārtā
    I do not know the lyrics of this song.
  2. report, message
    Synonym: ܛܸܒܵܐ (ṭibbā)
  3. experience
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ (ḥabbārām (plural ܚܲܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥabbārē), feminine ܚܲܒܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥabbārtā))

  1. conjurer
  2. charmer, enchanter
  3. exorcist
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to companionship. Compare Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥāḇḗr).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrām (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥḇarṯā))

  1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
  2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
  3. equivalent, equal
  4. alternate, other, another
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Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to fixing the eyes.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārām (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

  1. conjurer
  2. charmer, enchanter
  3. exorcist
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārām (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

  1. darkness
  2. hole, deep pit, abyss
  3. (figuratively) pitfall
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Etymology 4

from the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to darkness.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ (ḥeḇrā) m (uncountable)

  1. ink
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Descendants
  • Arabic: حِبْر (ḥibr)

References

  • ḥbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥbr5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥbr6”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥbr7”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 95a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 125a, 625a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 410a