ܣܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ (s b r)
4 terms

From Aramaic סַבְרָא (saḇrā); related to Hebrew סֵבֶר (séver).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [saw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sav.rɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (saḇrā) m

1. hope
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 2:14:

     ܬܸܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܘܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ.

     tibōḥtā l-allāhā bamrāwmē, w-ˁal arˁā šlāmā w-saḇrā ṭāḇā l--bnaynāšā.

     Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill toward men.

2. trust, confidence
3. expectation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (saḇrī)		ܣܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (saḇran)
	construct	ܣܒ݂ܲܪ (sḇar)		2nd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrūḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (saḇrā)		3rd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (saḇrēh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (saḇrōh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (saḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (saḇrī)		ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (saḇran)
	construct	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (saḇray)		2nd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrūḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (saḇrē)		3rd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (saḇrūh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (saḇrōh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (saḇrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (bsaḇrā)

Proper noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (saḇrā) m

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• ܣܲܒ݂ܪܘܿ (saḇrō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܣܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܢܵܐ (saḇrīnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing. Compare Hebrew סֵבֶר (sḗḇer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [savrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. hope
2. trust, confidence
3. expectation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܒܪ		1st person	ܣܒܪܝ		ܣܒܪܢ
	construct	ܣܒܪ		2nd person	ܣܒܪܟ	ܣܒܪܟܝ	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛvrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. opinion
2. conjecture, supposition, suspicion

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܒܪ		1st person	ܣܒܪܝ		ܣܒܪܢ
	construct	ܣܒܪ		2nd person	ܣܒܪܟ	ܣܒܪܟܝ	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)vɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)vɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܪܐ)

1. imagination, illusion
2. thought
3. opinion

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܒܪ		1st person	ܣܒܪܝ		ܣܒܪܢ
	construct	ܣܒܪ		2nd person	ܣܒܪܟ	ܣܒܪܟܝ	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܣܒܪܝ		ܣܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܣܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܣܒܪܝܟ	ܣܒܪܝܟܝ	ܣܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܣܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܪܘܗܝ	ܣܒܪܝܗ	ܣܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܣܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-12-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 219a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 359b
• 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, p. 965b