ܣܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ (s b r)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סַבְרָא (saḇrā); related to Hebrew סֵבֶר (séver).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [saw.rɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [sav.rɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (saḇrām

  1. hope
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 2:14:
      ܬܸܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܘܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ.
      tibōḥtā l-allāhā bamrāwmē, w-ˁal arˁā šlāmā w-saḇrā ṭāḇā l--bnaynāšā.
      Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill toward men.
  2. trust, confidence
  3. expectation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܒ݂ܲܪ (sḇar) 1st person ܣܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (saḇrī) ܣܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (saḇran)
construct ܣܒ݂ܲܪ (sḇar) 2nd person ܣܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrōḵ) ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ) ܣܲܒ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (saḇrā) 3rd person ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (saḇrēh) ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (saḇrāh) ܣܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (saḇrhōn)
plural absolute ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (saḇrīn) 1st person ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (saḇrī) ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (saḇran)
construct ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (saḇray) 2nd person ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrōḵ) ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ) ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (saḇrē) 3rd person ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (saḇrūh) ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (saḇrōh) ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (saḇrayhōn)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (saḇrām

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ ܒ ܪ related to believing. Compare Hebrew סֵבֶר (sḗḇer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [savrɑ]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. hope
  2. trust, confidence
  3. expectation
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܒܪ 1st person ܣܒܪܝ ܣܒܪܢ
construct ܣܒܪ 2nd person ܣܒܪܟ ܣܒܪܟܝ ܣܒܪܟܘܢ ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܪܐ 3rd person ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܒ ܪ related to believing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛvrɑ]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. opinion
  2. conjecture, supposition, suspicion
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܒܪ 1st person ܣܒܪܝ ܣܒܪܢ
construct ܣܒܪ 2nd person ܣܒܪܟ ܣܒܪܟܝ ܣܒܪܟܘܢ ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܪܐ 3rd person ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ ܒ ܪ related to believing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)vɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)vɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܒܪܐ)

  1. imagination, illusion
  2. thought
  3. opinion
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܒܪ 1st person ܣܒܪܝ ܣܒܪܢ
construct ܣܒܪ 2nd person ܣܒܪܟ ܣܒܪܟܝ ܣܒܪܟܘܢ ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܪܐ 3rd person ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܣܒܪܝ ܣܒܪܝܢ
construct ܣܒܪܝ 2nd person ܣܒܪܝܟ ܣܒܪܝܟܝ ܣܒܪܝܟܘܢ ܣܒܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܒܪܐ 3rd person ܣܒܪܘܗܝ ܣܒܪܝܗ ܣܒܪܝܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • sbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 23 December 2008
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 219a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 359b
  • 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 965b