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 𐭠𐭡𐭫 (ʾbl), 𐭠𐭯𐭫 (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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔabr/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäbɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäbɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäbɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.wuɾ], [ ʔɔː.wuɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæbɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäbɾ]

• Rhymes: -abr

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 𐭠𐭯𐭫 (ʾp̄l /⁠abar⁠/) (whence also بر (bar)), 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔa.ˈbar/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.bæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.bäɾ]

• Rhymes: -ar

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 / nov-axtar, “nova”) = ابرنواختر (abarnaw-axtar / abarnov-axtar, “supernova”)

Preposition

ابر • (abar) (Tajik spelling абар)

1. obsolete form of بر (bar, “on”)

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)

Related terms

• اَبْری (abrī)

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

• اَب (ab)