زبرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ز ب ر (z-b-r).

Noun

زُبْرَة • (zubra) f (plural زُبَر (zubar))

1. piece of iron
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:96:

     آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنْفُخُوا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

     ʔātūnī zubara l-ḥadīdi ḥattā ʔiḏā sāwā bayna ṣ-ṣadafayni qāla nfuḵū ḥattā ʔiḏā jaʕalahū nāran qāla ʔātūnī ʔufriḡ ʕalayhi qiṭran

     “Give me bits of iron.” Until he dumped equally high between the two mountain cuttings. He said: “Blow.” Till he made fire. He said: “Bring me molten copper I pour upon it.“

Declension

Declension of noun زُبْرَة (zubra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْرَة zubra	الزُّبْرَة az-zubra	زُبْرَة zubrat
Nominative	زُبْرَةٌ zubratun	الزُّبْرَةُ az-zubratu	زُبْرَةُ zubratu
Accusative	زُبْرَةً zubratan	الزُّبْرَةَ az-zubrata	زُبْرَةَ zubrata
Genitive	زُبْرَةٍ zubratin	الزُّبْرَةِ az-zubrati	زُبْرَةِ zubrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبْرَتَيْن zubratayn	الزُّبْرَتَيْن az-zubratayn	زُبْرَتَيْ zubratay
Nominative	زُبْرَتَانِ zubratāni	الزُّبْرَتَانِ az-zubratāni	زُبْرَتَا zubratā
Accusative	زُبْرَتَيْنِ zubratayni	الزُّبْرَتَيْنِ az-zubratayni	زُبْرَتَيْ zubratay
Genitive	زُبْرَتَيْنِ zubratayni	الزُّبْرَتَيْنِ az-zubratayni	زُبْرَتَيْ zubratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زُبَر zubar	الزُّبَر az-zubar	زُبَر zubar
Nominative	زُبَرٌ zubarun	الزُّبَرُ az-zubaru	زُبَرُ zubaru
Accusative	زُبَرًا zubaran	الزُّبَرَ az-zubara	زُبَرَ zubara
Genitive	زُبَرٍ zubarin	الزُّبَرِ az-zubari	زُبَرِ zubari

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Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zˤubra/

Noun

زبرة (zubra)

1. anvil