ܚ ܒ ܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic خ ب ر (ḵ b r) and Hebrew ח־ב־ר (ḥ-b-r). The sense of “call” or “news” is denominal from ܚܲܒܪܵܐ (ḥabrā, “word”), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Root

ܚ ܒ ܪ • (ḥ b r)

1. forming words pertaining to companionship
2. forming words pertaining to words, having news

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܚܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ḥāḇēr, “to associate with”)
• ܚܵܒܹܪ (ḥābēr, “to discover, find out, inform”)
• ܚܲܒܸܪ (ḥabbir, “to make friends”)
• ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir, “to call, announce”)
• ܣܲܚܒܸܪ (saḥbir, “to visit”)

Nouns

• ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā, “companion, friend”)
• ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥaḇrūtā, “companionship, friendship”)
• ܚܲܒܪܵܐ (ḥabrā, “word”)
• ܡܲܚܒܲܪܬܵܐ (maḥbartā, “telephone call”)
• ܡܲܚܒܸܪܵܢܵܐ (maḥbirrānā, “caller”)
• ܣܲܚܒܲܪܬܵܐ (saḥbartā, “visitation, visit”)
• ܣܲܚܒܪܵܢܵܐ (saḥbrānā, “visitor”)

Adjectives

• ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (ḥaḇrānā, “easily associated, friendly”)