Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
3. equivalent, equal
4. alternate, other, another

Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܒܪܐ)

1. conjurer
2. charmer, enchanter
3. exorcist

Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܚܒܪܐ)

1. darkness
2. hole, deep pit, abyss
3. (figuratively) pitfall

Inflection

Etymology 4

Compare Arabic حِبْر ‎(ḥibr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛvrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. ink

Inflection

Synonyms

• ܕܝܘܬܐ

References

• “xbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 95a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 410a