ܚܒܪܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥəḇarəṯāf (plural ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥaḇrāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrā))

  1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
  2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
  3. equivalent, equal
  4. alternate, other, another
  5. prostitute
Inflection
Descendants
  • Lishana Deni: כורתא (xwarṯa, female friend)

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חַבּוּרָה (ḥabbûrâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥəḇārtāf (plural ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥəḇārāṯā))

  1. bruise, sore, wound
  2. (figuratively) scribal error
Inflection

References

  • ḥbrh”, 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 95
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 125a
  • 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 410b