اعتبر

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Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r). Compare to عِبْرَة (ʕibra, example)

Pronunciation

Verb

اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara) VIII (non-past يَعْتَبِرُ (yaʕtabiru), verbal noun اِعْتِبَار (iʕtibār))

  1. (intransitive) to take example, to take warning, to learn a lesson (بِـ (bi-): from)
    Synonym: اِتَّعَظَ (ittaʕaẓa)
    اِعْتَبِرْ بِمَنْ قَبَلَكَ وَلَا تَكُنْ عِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ
    iʕtabir biman qabalaka walā takun ʕibratan liman yaʔtī baʕdaka
    Consider those who came before you and do not be an example for those who come after you
  2. to acknowledge, value, respect
  3. (ditransitive) to consider, to regard as
    • 2017 April 12, “صحافي إسرائيلي يثير عاصفة: الصهاينة المتدينون «أخطر من حزب الله»”, in Al-Akhbar:
      اعتبر وزير الأمن الإسرائيلي وزعيم حزب «يسرائيل بيتينو»، أفغدور ليبرمان، أن «كلاين تجاوز كل الخطوط الحمر» [...]
      The Defense Minister of Israel and the leader of Yisrael Beiteinu Party, Avigdor Lieberman, considered that “ Klein has crossed all the red lines”
  4. to examine, to investigate, to put to test

Conjugation

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ب ر
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iʕ.ta.bar/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

اعتبر (iʕtabar) VIII (present بعتبر (biʕtber))

  1. to deem, to consider
    أنا شخصيّا بعتبرها من أكتر حركات الدبكة سهولة.
    ʔana šaḵṣiyyan baʕtber-ha min ʔaktar ḥarakāt id-dabke shūle
    I personally consider it one of the easiest dabke moves.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of اعتبر (iʕtabar)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m اعتبرت (iʕtabart) اعتبرت (iʕtabart) اعتبر (iʕtabar) اعتبرنا (iʕtabarna) اعتبرتو (iʕtabartu) اعتبرو (iʕtabaru)
f اعتبرتي (iʕtabarti) اعتبرت (iʕtabrat)
present m بعتبر (baʕtber) بتعتبر (btiʕtber) بعتبر (biʕtber) منعتبر (mniʕtber) بتعتبرو (btiʕtibru) بعتبرو (biʕtibru)
f بتعتبري (btiʕtibri) بتعتبر (btiʕtber)
subjunctive m اعتبر (aʕtber) تعتبر (tiʕtber) يعتبر (yiʕtber) نعتبر (niʕtber) تعتبرو (tiʕtibru) يعتبرو (yiʕtibru)
f تعتبري (tiʕtibri) تعتبر (tiʕtber)
imperative m اعتبر (iʕtbir) اعتبرو (iʕtibru)
f اعتبري (iʕtibri)