عبارة

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Arabic

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ b r)
13 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.baː.ra/
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Noun

عِبَارَة (ʕibāraf (plural عِبَارَات (ʕibārāt))

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of عَبَرَ (ʕabara) (form I)
  2. expression
Declension
Descendants

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Etymology 2

Tool noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāraf (plural عَبَّارَات (ʕabbārāt))

  1. ferry
    Synonym: مُعَدِّيَة (muʕaddiya)
Declension

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ب ر
1 term

From Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

عِبارة (ʕibāraf (plural عِبارات (ʕibārāt))

  1. phrase, expression, saying

Etymology 2

Root
ع ب ر
1 term

From Arabic عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَبّارة (ʿabbāraf (plural عَبّارات (ʕabbārāt))

  1. ferry

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ب ر
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

عبارة (ʕibāraf (plural عبارات (ʕibārāt))

  1. phrase, expression, saying

Adjective

عبارة (ʕibāra)

  1. consisting of; in other words
    الحركة عبارة عن ستّ خطوات.
    il-ḥarake ʕibāra ʕan sitt ḵuṭwāt
    The move consists of six steps.