ابر

See also: أبر, إثر, آثر, أتر, اتر, أثر, and اثر

Gujarati

Noun

ابر • (abar) m

  1. Lisan ud-Dawat spelling of અબર (abar, “cloud”)

Malay

Verb

ابر

  1. Jawi spelling of abar.‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾbl), [script needed] (ʾp̄l /⁠abr⁠/, “cloud”), from Proto-Iranian *abráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós.

Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬡𐬭𐬀 (aβra), Sanskrit अभ्र (abhra), Latin imber and Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? abr
Dari reading? abr
Iranian reading? abr
Tajik reading? abr
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Noun

Dari ابر
Iranian Persian
Tajik абр

ابر • (abr) (plural ابرها (abr-hā / abr-hâ), Tajik spelling абр)

  1. cloud
  2. a branch of Persian miniature
  3. sponge (a piece of porous material used for washing)
Derived terms
  • ابر و باد (abr-o-bâd)
  • ابر چینی (abr-e čini)
  • ابرسازی (abr-sâzi)
  • ابرناک (abrnâk)
  • ابرک (abrak)
  • ابری (abri)
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: əbr
  • → Bengali: আবর (abor)
  • → Hindi: अब्र (abr)
  • → Urdu: ابر (abr)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄l /⁠abar⁠/) (whence also بر (bar)),[1] from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.

Cognates include English over, Latin super (whence English super), Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), Old Armenian վեր (ver), German über, Avestan 𐬎𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (upairi).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? abar
Dari reading? abar
Iranian reading? abar
Tajik reading? abar

Preposition

ابر • (abar) (Tajik spelling абар)

  1. super-, over- a prefix denoting superiority
    ابر (abar, “super”) + قدرت (qudrat / ġodrat, “power”) = ابرقدرت (abarqudrat / abarġodrat, “superpower”)
    ابر (abar, “super”) + نواختر (naw-axtar / now-axtar, “nova”) = ابرنواختر (abarnaw-axtar / abarnow-axtar, “supernova”)

Preposition

ابر • (abar) (Tajik spelling абар)

  1. obsolete form of بر (bar, “on”)

References

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “abar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 1

Further reading

  • Vullers, Johann August (1855), “ابر”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎[1] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 66a

Southwestern Fars

Noun

ابر (abr)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) cloud

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابر (abr).

Noun

اَبْر • (abr) m (Hindi spelling अब्र)

  1. cloud
    Synonym: بادل (bādal)

Etymology 2

From ابل (abal), from Sanskrit [Term?].

Adjective

اَبَر • (abar) (Hindi spelling अबर)

  1. weak

Etymology 3

From اب (ab).

Adverb

اَبَر • (abar) (Hindi spelling अबर)

  1. now
Synonyms
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