חיבור

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • חִבּוּר (ḥibbūr) (defective spelling)
Root
ח־ב־ר (kh-b-r)
15 terms

Noun

חִיבּוּר / חִבּוּר • (ḥibbūr) m (plural indefinite חִיבּוּרִים) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. a thing connecting things, a joining in a concrete or abstract sense
  2. (uncountable, arithmetic) addition
  3. (publishing) essay, composition

Descendants

  • → Modern Standard Arabic: خَابُور (ḵābūr)
    • → Swahili: kabari
  • → Jewish Literary Aramaic: חִיבּוּרא (ḥibbūrā)[1]
  • → Yiddish: חיבור (khiber)

References

  1. ^ “ḥybwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Yiddish

Noun

חיבור • (khiber) m, plural חיבורים (khiburem)

  1. connection
  2. composition, book, essay
  3. (uncountable, arithmetic) addition

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 64
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