ܚܒܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to companionship. Compare Hebrew חֲבֵרָה (ḥăḇērâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)var(ə)θɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħavrɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܒܪܬܐ • (ḥəḇarəṯā) f (plural ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥaḇrāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrā))

1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
3. equivalent, equal
4. alternate, other, another
5. prostitute

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܒܪܐ		1st person	ܚܒܪܬܝ		ܚܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܒܪܬܟ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝ	ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܒܪܢ		1st person	ܚܒܪܬܢ		ܚܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܒܪܬܟ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝ	ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Lishana Deni: כורתא (xwarṯa, “female friend”)

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חַבּוּרָה (ḥabbûrâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)vɑrtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)vɑrɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܒܪܬܐ • (ḥəḇārtā) f (plural ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥəḇārāṯā))

1. bruise, sore, wound
2. (figuratively) scribal error

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܒܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܒܪܐ		1st person	ܚܒܪܬܝ		ܚܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܒܪܬܟ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝ	ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܒܪܢ		1st person	ܚܒܪܬܢ		ܚܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܚܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܚܒܪܬܟ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝ	ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗ	ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥbrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 95
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 125a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 410b