סברא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܣܒܪܐ (Syriac)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /savrɑ/

Noun

סַבְרָא • (saḇrā) m (absolute state סֽבַר (sḇar))

1. hope; trust, confidence

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /sɛvrɑ/

Noun

סִבְרָא • (seḇrā) m (absolute state סֽבַר (sḇar))

1. consideration, regard, belief, conjecture, supposition, opinion

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /svɑrɑ/

Noun

סְבָרָא • (sḇārā) m (absolute state סְבָר (sḇār))

1. perspicacity, discernment; countenance

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): /svɑrɑ/

Noun

סָבְרָא • (sāḇərā) m (absolute state סָבַר (sāḇar))

1. fine teacher, scholar

References

• “sbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, pages 138–141