ܣܒܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ (s b r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic סַבְרָא (saḇrā); related to Hebrew סֵבֶר (séver).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (saḇrām

  1. hope
    Synonym: ܗܹܒ݂ܝܼ (hēḇī)
    ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܪܝܵܐ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ
    ītlī sāwra d-le bit ʿarya miṭra qudme.
    I hope it will not rain tomorrow.
    • Luke 2:14:
      ܬܸܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܘܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ.
      tišboḳta l-ālaha bāmrawme, w-ʿāl arʿā šlama w-sawra ṭawa l-bnāynaša.
      Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill toward men.
  2. trust, confidence
  3. expectation
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Aramaic סִבְרָא (seḇrā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ (siḇrām (plural ܣܸܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (siḇrē))

  1. opinion
  2. consideration, regard, belief
  3. imagination, illusion, thought
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing. Compare Hebrew סֵבֶר (sḗḇer).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. hope
  2. trust, confidence
  3. expectation
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. opinion
  2. conjecture, supposition, suspicion
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܒܪܐ)

  1. imagination, illusion
  2. thought
  3. opinion
Inflection

References

  • sbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-12-23
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 219a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 359b
  • 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, p. 965b