ܚܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܚ ܒ ܪ (ḥ b r)
5 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā); related to Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xoːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xoːrˤɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [xaw.rɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xavːrɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrawwāṯā) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥaḇrānē), feminine ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇarṯā) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrṯā))

  1. friend
    ܒܘܼܫܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ.
    būšil lī ḵāramšā gūrā qā ḥaḇrāwātī idlaylē.
    I cooked a big dinner for my friends tonight.
  2. boyfriend (male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ.
    ānā w-ḥaḇrī zīl lan l-bēt ḥizwānē timmal.
    My boyfriend and I went to the cinema yesterday.
  3. fellow, associate, companion, comrade
Usage notes

When used in the possessive by females, the meaning is “boyfriend,” so a loanword or the native ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) is used instead when communicating “friend.”

Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ
(ḥaḇrī)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ
(ḥaḇran)
construct ܚܒ݂ܲܪ
(ḥḇar)		 2nd person ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂
(ḥaḇrūḵ)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥaḇrāḵ)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaḇrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
(ḥaḇrā)		 3rd person ܚܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ
(ḥaḇrēh)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇
(ḥaḇrāh)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ
(ḥaḇrhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ
(ḥaḇrāwātī)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܲܢ
(ḥaḇrāwātan)
construct ܚܲܒ݂ܪܲܝ
(ḥaḇray)		 2nd person ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(ḥaḇrāwātūḵ)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥaḇrāwātāḵ)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaḇrāwātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ
(ḥaḇrāwātē)		 3rd person ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(ḥaḇrāwātūh)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(ḥaḇrāwātōh)		 ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(ḥaḇrāwāthōn)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xab.rɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܒܪܵܐ • (ḥabrā) m (plural ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥabrānē))

  1. word, lyric
    Synonyms: ܡܸܠܬܵܐ (miltā), ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ (hēmizmān)
    ܠܵܐ ܗܲܡܸܢܸܬ ܠܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂
    lā hamminit l-ḥabrānē d-šmīˁ lūḵ
    Do not believe the words that you have heard.
    ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܹܢ ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ
    lē yādˁēn ḥabrānē d-aya zmārtā
    I do not know the lyrics of this song.
  2. report, message
    Synonym: ܛܸܒܵܐ (ṭibbā)
  3. experience
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܒܪܵܐ (ḥabrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒܪܝܼ
(ḥabrī)		 ܚܲܒܪܲܢ
(ḥabran)
construct ܚܲܒܪ
(ḥabr)		 2nd person ܚܲܒܪܘܼܟ݂
(ḥabrūḵ)		 ܚܲܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥabrāḵ)		 ܚܲܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥabrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒܪܵܐ
(ḥabrā)		 3rd person ܚܲܒܪܹܗ
(ḥabrēh)		 ܚܲܒܪܘܿܗ̇
(ḥabrōh)		 ܚܲܒܪܗܘܿܢ
(ḥabrhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ
(ḥabrānī)		 ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ
(ḥabrānan)
construct ܚܲܒܪ̈ܲܝ
(ḥabray)		 2nd person ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂
(ḥabrānūḵ)		 ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥabrānāḵ)		 ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥabrānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ
(ḥabrānē)		 3rd person ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ
(ḥabrānūh)		 ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܘܿܗ̇
(ḥabrānōh)		 ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܗܘܿܢ
(ḥabrānhōn)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xab.bɑːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħab.bɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܲܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥabbārē), feminine ܚܲܒܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥabbārtā))

  1. conjurer
  2. charmer, enchanter
  3. exorcist
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ (ḥabbārā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒܵܪܝܼ
(ḥabbārī)		 ܚܲܒܵܪܲܢ
(ḥabbāran)
construct ܚܲܒܵܪ
(ḥabbār)		 2nd person ܚܲܒܵܪܘܼܟ݂
(ḥabbārūḵ)		 ܚܲܒܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥabbārāḵ)		 ܚܲܒܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥabbārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ
(ḥabbārā)		 3rd person ܚܲܒܵܪܹܗ
(ḥabbārēh)		 ܚܲܒܵܪܵܗ̇
(ḥabbārāh)		 ܚܲܒܵܪܗܘܿܢ
(ḥabbārhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܝܼ
(ḥabbārī)		 ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܲܢ
(ḥabbāran)
construct ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܲܝ
(ḥabbāray)		 2nd person ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(ḥabbārūḵ)		 ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥabbārāḵ)		 ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥabbārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ
(ḥabbārē)		 3rd person ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(ḥabbārūh)		 ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ḥabbārōh)		 ܚܲܒܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(ḥabbārhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħavrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħavre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥḇarṯā))

  1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
  2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
  3. equivalent, equal
  4. alternate, other, another
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝܢ
construct ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝ
emphatic ܚܒܪܐ ܚܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܝ ܚܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟ ܚܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝ ܚܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܢ ܚܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to fixing the eyes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

  1. conjurer
  2. charmer, enchanter
  3. exorcist
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝܢ
construct ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝ
emphatic ܚܒܪܐ ܚܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܝ ܚܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟ ܚܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝ ܚܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܢ ܚܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

  1. darkness
  2. hole, deep pit, abyss
  3. (figuratively) pitfall
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝܢ
construct ܚܒܪ ܚܒܪܝ
emphatic ܚܒܪܐ ܚܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܝ ܚܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟ ܚܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝ ܚܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܗ ܚܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܢ ܚܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܘܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܝܢ ܚܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

from the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to darkness.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħɛvrɑ]

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥeḇrā) m (uncountable)

  1. ink
Inflection
    declension of ܚܒܪܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܚܒܪ
construct ܚܒܪ
emphatic ܚܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܗܝܢ
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Arabic: حِبْر (ḥibr)

References
  • “ḥbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ḥbr5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ḥbr6”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ḥbr7”, 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 95a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 125a, 625a
  • 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 410a
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