ܚܒܪܐ

From Aramaic חַבְרָא‎ (ḥaḇrā); related to Hebrew חָבֵר‎ (khavér).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xoːrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xoːrˤɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [xaw.rɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xavːrɑː]

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (ḥaḇrāwātē) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ‎ (ḥaḇrānē), feminine ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ‎ (ḥḇartā))

1. friend (person whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection)

   ‏ܒܘܼܫܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ.‎‎

   bušil lī ḵāramšā gurā qā ḥaḇrāwātī idlaylē.

   I cooked a big dinner for my friends tonight.

2. boyfriend (male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ.‎‎

   ānā w-ḥaḇrī zīl lan l-bēt ḥizwānē timmal.

   My boyfriend and I went to the cinema yesterday.

3. fellow, associate, companion, comrade.

• (friend): ܪܵܚܡܵܐ‎ (rāḥmā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕܵܐ‎ (yadīdā), ܕܵܘܣܬ‎ (dāwst)

• ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ḥaḇrutā, “friendship”)

From Arabic خَبَر‎ (ḵabar).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xab.rɑː]

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ‎ (ḥabrānē))

1. word, lyric

   ‏ܠܵܐ ܗܲܡܸܢܸܬ ܠܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎

   lā hamminit l-ḥabrānē d-šmiʿ luḵ

   Do not believe the words that you have heard.

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܹܢ ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ‎

   lē yādʿēn ḥabrānē d-ay zmārtā

   I do not know the lyrics of this song.

2. a report

   Synonym: ܛܸܒܵܐ‎ (ṭibbā)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xab.bɑːrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħab.bɑːrɑː]

ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܲܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥabbārē), feminine ܚܲܒܵܪܬܵܐ‎ (ḥabbārtā))

1. conjurer
2. charmer, enchanter
3. exorcist

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ‎ (ḥ-b-r) related to companionship. Compare Hebrew חָבֵר‎ (ḥāḇḗr).

• IPA^(key): [ħavrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħavre] (plural)

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܒܪܬܐ‎ (ḥḇarṯā))

1. friend, companion, mate, comrade
2. neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
3. equivalent, equal
4. alternate, other, another

• → Lishana Deni: כורא‎ (xūra, “male friend”)

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ‎ (ḥ-b-r) related to fixing the eyes.

• IPA^(key): [ħabbɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħabbɑre] (plural)

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

1. conjurer
2. charmer, enchanter
3. exorcist

• IPA^(key): [ħabbɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħabbɑre] (plural)

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))

1. darkness
2. hole, deep pit, abyss
3. (figuratively) pitfall

from the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ‎ (ḥ-b-r) related to darkness.

• IPA^(key): [ħɛvrɑ]

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥeḇrā) m (uncountable)

1. ink

• ܕܝܘܬܐ‎ (dyōṯā)

• → Arabic: حِبْر‎ (ḥibr)

• “ḥbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥbr⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥbr⁶”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥbr⁷”, 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 95a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 125a, 625a
• 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, page 410a