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] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħavrɑθɑ] (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
    declension of ܚܒܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܒܪܐ ܚܒܪܢ
construct ܚܒܪܬ ܚܒܪܬ
emphatic ܚܒܪܬܐ ܚܒܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܬܝ ܚܒܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟ ܚܒܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܝ ܚܒܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܬܗ ܚܒܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܬܗ ܚܒܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܬܢ ܚܒܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ
Descendants
  • → Lishana Deni: כורתא (xwarṯa, “female friend”)

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חַבּוּרָה (ḥabbûrâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)vɑrtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)vɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

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

  1. bruise, sore, wound
  2. (figuratively) scribal error
Inflection
    declension of ܚܒܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܒܪܐ ܚܒܪܢ
construct ܚܒܪܬ ܚܒܪܬ
emphatic ܚܒܪܬܐ ܚܒܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܒܪܬܝ ܚܒܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟ ܚܒܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܝ ܚܒܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܒܪܬܗ ܚܒܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܒܪܬܗ ܚܒܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܒܪܬܢ ܚܒܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ 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
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