ܚܒܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܚ ܒ ܪ 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))
- friend, companion, mate, comrade
- neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
- equivalent, equal
- alternate, other, another
- prostitute
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܒܪܐ | 1st person | ܚܒܪܬܝ | ܚܒܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܒܪܬ | 2nd person | ܚܒܪܬܟ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝ | ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܒܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܒܪܢ | 1st person | ܚܒܪܬܢ | ܚܒܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܒܪܬ | 2nd person | ܚܒܪܬܟ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝ | ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܒܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ | 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))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܒܪܐ | 1st person | ܚܒܪܬܝ | ܚܒܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܒܪܬ | 2nd person | ܚܒܪܬܟ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝ | ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܒܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܒܪܢ | 1st person | ܚܒܪܬܢ | ܚܒܪܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܒܪܬ | 2nd person | ܚܒܪܬܟ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝ | ܚܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܚܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܒܪܬܐ | 3rd person | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗ | ܚܒܪܬܗܘܢ | 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, →ISBN, page 410b