ܚܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܚܲܒ݂ܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrṯā)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܒ ܪ (ḥ b r)
7 terms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xwarθaː]

Noun

ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥḇarṯā) f (plural ܚܒ݂ܲܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇaryāṯā))

  1. female equivalent of ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) friend
  2. female equivalent of ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) girlfriend (romantic partner)
  3. female equivalent of ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) fellow, associate, companion, comrade
  4. female equivalent of ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) other, one of the same type
  5. (folklore) companion spirit said to cause a hallucinatory fever

Usage notes

  • When used in the possessive by males, the meaning is “girlfriend,” so a loanword or the syriacism ܪܵܚܡܸܬ݂ܵܐ (rāḥmiṯā) is used instead when communicating “friend.”

Inflection

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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))

  1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
  2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
  3. equivalent, equal
  4. alternate, other, another
  5. prostitute
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܒܪܬܐ
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))

  1. bruise, sore, wound
  2. (figuratively) scribal error
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܒܪܬܐ
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
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