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English
Noun
sabra (plural sabras)
- Alternative spelling of Sabra
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Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, “prickly pear cactus; Sabra”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaː.braː/
- Hyphenation: sa‧bra
Noun
sabra m (plural sabra's, diminutive sabraatje n)
- Sabra (native-born Israeli)
1953 December 2, “Het beloofde land. Nederlander is ook in Israel een gewaardeerde immigrant. Nieuw leven in de kibboets.”, in Het Rotterdamsch Parool, volume 13, number 283, page 4:Dat blijkt op de avonden, als zij de nieuwe volksdansen uitvoeren: snelle, dynamische dansen, in het land ontstaan, die uiting geven aan de levensvreugd van de „sabra's”, zoals de in Israël geboren pionierskinderen met de naam van de stekelige vrucht van een inheemse cactusplant worden genoemd.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Finnish
Etymology
From Hebrew צַבָּר.
Pronunciation
Noun
sabra
- sabra
Declension
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French
Verb
sabra
- third-person singular past historic of sabrer
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (ṣabár).
Pronunciation
Noun
sabra m or f by sense (invariable)
- a Jew born in Palestine
- Sabra (native-born Israeli)
Adjective
sabra (invariable)
- (relational) Sabra
Further reading
- sabra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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