وبر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ب ر (w-b-r) denoting a camel with a lot of hair or fur.

Pronunciation

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Verb

وَبِرَ • (wabira) I (non-past يَوْبَرُ (yawbaru), verbal noun وَبَر (wabar))

1. to be rich in hair

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَبِرَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun وَبَر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						وَبَر wabar
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَبِر, أَوْبَر wabir, ʔawbar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَبِرْتُ wabirtu	وَبِرْتَ wabirta	وَبِرَ wabira		وَبِرْتُمَا wabirtumā	وَبِرَا wabirā		وَبِرْنَا wabirnā	وَبِرْتُمْ wabirtum	وَبِرُوا wabirū
	f		وَبِرْتِ wabirti	وَبِرَتْ wabirat			وَبِرَتَا wabiratā			وَبِرْتُنَّ wabirtunna	وَبِرْنَ wabirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَوْبَرُ ʔawbaru	تَوْبَرُ tawbaru	يَوْبَرُ yawbaru		تَوْبَرَانِ tawbarāni	يَوْبَرَانِ yawbarāni		نَوْبَرُ nawbaru	تَوْبَرُونَ tawbarūna	يَوْبَرُونَ yawbarūna
	f		تَوْبَرِينَ tawbarīna	تَوْبَرُ tawbaru			تَوْبَرَانِ tawbarāni			تَوْبَرْنَ tawbarna	يَوْبَرْنَ yawbarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَوْبَرَ ʔawbara	تَوْبَرَ tawbara	يَوْبَرَ yawbara		تَوْبَرَا tawbarā	يَوْبَرَا yawbarā		نَوْبَرَ nawbara	تَوْبَرُوا tawbarū	يَوْبَرُوا yawbarū
	f		تَوْبَرِي tawbarī	تَوْبَرَ tawbara			تَوْبَرَا tawbarā			تَوْبَرْنَ tawbarna	يَوْبَرْنَ yawbarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَوْبَرْ ʔawbar	تَوْبَرْ tawbar	يَوْبَرْ yawbar		تَوْبَرَا tawbarā	يَوْبَرَا yawbarā		نَوْبَرْ nawbar	تَوْبَرُوا tawbarū	يَوْبَرُوا yawbarū
	f		تَوْبَرِي tawbarī	تَوْبَرْ tawbar			تَوْبَرَا tawbarā			تَوْبَرْنَ tawbarna	يَوْبَرْنَ yawbarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِيبَرْ ībar			اِيبَرَا ībarā				اِيبَرُوا ībarū
	f		اِيبَرِي ībarī							اِيبَرْنَ ībarna

Noun

وَبَر • (wabar) m (plural أَوْبَار (ʔawbār))

1. fine hair (specifically from camels and goats, specifically from the hump; used for the cloths and tents of nomads from yore; distinguished from the مَدَر (madar, “loam”) of town buildings)
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 54:134:

     ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ اللّٰهُ مَطَرًا لَا يَكُنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ مَدَرٍ وَلَا وَبَرٍ فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ

     ṯumma yursilu llāhu maṭaran lā yakunnu minhu baytu madarin walā wabarin fayaḡsilu l-ʔarḍa ḥattā yatrukahā ka-z-zalafati

     Then God will send rain and there will be no brickhouse and no tent and he washes the earth, so that he leaves it blank like a nacre-shell.

Declension

Declension of noun وَبَر (wabar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَبَر wabar	الْوَبَر al-wabar	وَبَر wabar
Nominative	وَبَرٌ wabarun	الْوَبَرُ al-wabaru	وَبَرُ wabaru
Accusative	وَبَرًا wabaran	الْوَبَرَ al-wabara	وَبَرَ wabara
Genitive	وَبَرٍ wabarin	الْوَبَرِ al-wabari	وَبَرِ wabari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَبَرَيْن wabarayn	الْوَبَرَيْن al-wabarayn	وَبَرَيْ wabaray
Nominative	وَبَرَانِ wabarāni	الْوَبَرَانِ al-wabarāni	وَبَرَا wabarā
Accusative	وَبَرَيْنِ wabarayni	الْوَبَرَيْنِ al-wabarayni	وَبَرَيْ wabaray
Genitive	وَبَرَيْنِ wabarayni	الْوَبَرَيْنِ al-wabarayni	وَبَرَيْ wabaray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْبَار ʔawbār	الْأَوْبَار al-ʔawbār	أَوْبَار ʔawbār
Nominative	أَوْبَارٌ ʔawbārun	الْأَوْبَارُ al-ʔawbāru	أَوْبَارُ ʔawbāru
Accusative	أَوْبَارًا ʔawbāran	الْأَوْبَارَ al-ʔawbāra	أَوْبَارَ ʔawbāra
Genitive	أَوْبَارٍ ʔawbārin	الْأَوْبَارِ al-ʔawbāri	أَوْبَارِ ʔawbāri

Noun

وَبْر

وَبْر • (wabr) m (plural وُبُور (wubūr) or وِبَار (wibār) or وِبَارَة (wibāra))

1. klipdachs, dassie, hyrax, daman (Hyracoidea, of which the rock hyrax Procavia capensis is found in the Arabian peninsula and Greater Syria)

Declension

Declension of noun وَبْر (wabr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَبْر wabr	الْوَبْر al-wabr	وَبْر wabr
Nominative	وَبْرٌ wabrun	الْوَبْرُ al-wabru	وَبْرُ wabru
Accusative	وَبْرًا wabran	الْوَبْرَ al-wabra	وَبْرَ wabra
Genitive	وَبْرٍ wabrin	الْوَبْرِ al-wabri	وَبْرِ wabri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَبْرَيْن wabrayn	الْوَبْرَيْن al-wabrayn	وَبْرَيْ wabray
Nominative	وَبْرَانِ wabrāni	الْوَبْرَانِ al-wabrāni	وَبْرَا wabrā
Accusative	وَبْرَيْنِ wabrayni	الْوَبْرَيْنِ al-wabrayni	وَبْرَيْ wabray
Genitive	وَبْرَيْنِ wabrayni	الْوَبْرَيْنِ al-wabrayni	وَبْرَيْ wabray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُبُور‎; وِبَار‎; وِبَارَة wubūr‎; wibār‎; wibāra	الْوُبُور‎; الْوِبَار‎; الْوِبَارَة al-wubūr‎; al-wibār‎; al-wibāra	وُبُور‎; وِبَار‎; وِبَارَة wubūr‎; wibār‎; wibārat
Nominative	وُبُورٌ‎; وِبَارٌ‎; وِبَارَةٌ wubūrun‎; wibārun‎; wibāratun	الْوُبُورُ‎; الْوِبَارُ‎; الْوِبَارَةُ al-wubūru‎; al-wibāru‎; al-wibāratu	وُبُورُ‎; وِبَارُ‎; وِبَارَةُ wubūru‎; wibāru‎; wibāratu
Accusative	وُبُورًا‎; وِبَارًا‎; وِبَارَةً wubūran‎; wibāran‎; wibāratan	الْوُبُورَ‎; الْوِبَارَ‎; الْوِبَارَةَ al-wubūra‎; al-wibāra‎; al-wibārata	وُبُورَ‎; وِبَارَ‎; وِبَارَةَ wubūra‎; wibāra‎; wibārata
Genitive	وُبُورٍ‎; وِبَارٍ‎; وِبَارَةٍ wubūrin‎; wibārin‎; wibāratin	الْوُبُورِ‎; الْوِبَارِ‎; الْوِبَارَةِ al-wubūri‎; al-wibāri‎; al-wibārati	وُبُورِ‎; وِبَارِ‎; وِبَارَةِ wubūri‎; wibāri‎; wibārati

Derived terms

• وَبَرَات (wabarāt, “Hyracoidea”)

Adjective

وَبِر • (wabir) (feminine وَبِرَة (wabira), elative أَوْبَر (ʔawbar))

1. hairy

Declension

Declension of adjective وَبِر (wabir)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَبِر wabir	الْوَبِر al-wabir	وَبِرَة wabira	الْوَبِرَة al-wabira
Nominative	وَبِرٌ wabirun	الْوَبِرُ al-wabiru	وَبِرَةٌ wabiratun	الْوَبِرَةُ al-wabiratu
Accusative	وَبِرًا wabiran	الْوَبِرَ al-wabira	وَبِرَةً wabiratan	الْوَبِرَةَ al-wabirata
Genitive	وَبِرٍ wabirin	الْوَبِرِ al-wabiri	وَبِرَةٍ wabiratin	الْوَبِرَةِ al-wabirati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَبِرَيْن wabirayn	الْوَبِرَيْن al-wabirayn	وَبِرَتَيْن wabiratayn	الْوَبِرَتَيْن al-wabiratayn
Nominative	وَبِرَانِ wabirāni	الْوَبِرَانِ al-wabirāni	وَبِرَتَانِ wabiratāni	الْوَبِرَتَانِ al-wabiratāni
Accusative	وَبِرَيْنِ wabirayni	الْوَبِرَيْنِ al-wabirayni	وَبِرَتَيْنِ wabiratayni	الْوَبِرَتَيْنِ al-wabiratayni
Genitive	وَبِرَيْنِ wabirayni	الْوَبِرَيْنِ al-wabirayni	وَبِرَتَيْنِ wabiratayni	الْوَبِرَتَيْنِ al-wabiratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 43
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “وبر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 429
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “وبر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 1475–1476
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “وبر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1226
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “وبر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1371