sabbar

Maltese

Root
s-b-r
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic صَبَّرَ (ṣabbara, “to make patient, summon to patience, console”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsab.bar/

Verb

sabbar (imperfect jsabbar, past participle msabbar, verbal noun tisbir)

1. to console (try to alleviate someone's sadness)

   Synonyms: kkonsla, (obsolete) għaża

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabbar

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sabbart	sabbart	sabbar		sabbarna	sabbartu	sabbru
	f			sabbret
imperfect	m	nsabbar	ssabbar	jsabbar		nsabbru	ssabbru	jsabbru
	f			ssabbar
imperative			sabbar				sabbru

See also

• farraġ

Swedish

Verb

sabbar

1. present indicative of sabba