عبارة

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.baː.ra/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

عِبَارَة (ʕibāra) f (plural عِبَارَات (ʕibārāt))

  1. expression
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: ibarət
  • Ottoman Turkish: عبارت
  • Persian: عبارت ('ebârat)
    • → Hindustani:
  • Tajik: иборат (iborat)
  • Turkmen: ybarat
  • Uzbek: iborat
See also

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʕab.baː.ra/

Noun

عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāra) f (plural عَبَّارَات (ʕabbārāt))

  1. ferry
    Synonym: مُعَدِّيَة (muʕaddiya)
Declension

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ب ر
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From Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕɪˈbaː.rə/

Noun

عِبارة (ʕibāra) f (plural عِبارات (ʕibārāt))

  1. phrase, expression, saying

Etymology 2

Root
ع ب ر
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From Arabic عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕəˈbːaː.rə/

Noun

عَبّارة (ʿabbāra) f (plural عَبّارات (ʕabbārāt))

  1. ferry

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ب ر

Learned borrowing from Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕi.baː.re/, [ʕɪˈbɑː.rˤɑ]
  • IPA(key): /ʕi.baː.ra/, [ʕɪˈbɑː.rˤɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

عبارة (ʕibāra) f (plural عبارات (ʕibārāt))

  1. phrase, expression, saying
  2. (+ عن) to consist of; in other words
    الحركة عبارة عن ستّ خطوات.
    il-ḥarake ʕibāra ʕan sitt ḵuṭwāt
    The move consists of six steps.
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