صبار

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ب ر (ṣ-b-r), compare with Hebrew צַבָּר (tzabár).

Noun

صَبَّار or صُبَّار (ṣabbār or ṣubbār) m (collective, singulative صَبَّارَة f (ṣabbāra) or صُبَّارَة f (ṣubbāra))

  1. cactus
  2. misconstruction of صَبِر (ṣabir, aloe, aloe vera)
  3. (obsolete) tamarind
    Synonyms: حُمَر (ḥumar), تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Abū Ḥanīfa ad-Dīnawarī to this entry?)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: sabbara
  • Catalan: atzavara
  • Sicilian: zabbara

Adjective

صَبَّار (ṣabbār) (feminine صَبَّارَة (ṣabbāra), masculine plural صَبَّارُونَ (ṣabbārūna), feminine plural صَبَّارَات (ṣabbārāt))

  1. frequently patient
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:5:
      وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُم بِأَيَّـٰمِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍۢ شَكُورٍۢ ٥
      Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs, ˹ordering him,˺ “Lead your people out of darkness and into light, and remind them of Allah’s days ˹of favour˺.” Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

Declension

Noun

صِبَار (ṣibār) m

  1. verbal noun of صَابَرَ (ṣābara) (form III)

Declension

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