عبرة

See also: غبرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r). Compare to عَبْر (ʕabr, “crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕib.ra/

Noun

عِبْرَة • (ʕibra) f (plural عِبْرَات (ʕibrāt) or عِبَر (ʕibar))

1. example, lesson, warning
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:111:

     لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ

     laqad kāna fī qaṣaṣihim ʕibratun li-ʔulī l-ʔalbābi

     There is a lesson in the stories of such people for those who understand.

2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   اَلْعِبْرَةُ بِالْكَيْفِ لَا بِالْكَمِّ.

   al-ʕibratu bi-l-kayfi lā bi-l-kammi.

   What matters is quality, not quantity.

Derived terms

Declension of noun عِبْرَة (ʕibra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبْرَة ʕibra	الْعِبْرَة al-ʕibra	عِبْرَة ʕibrat
Nominative	عِبْرَةٌ ʕibratun	الْعِبْرَةُ al-ʕibratu	عِبْرَةُ ʕibratu
Accusative	عِبْرَةً ʕibratan	الْعِبْرَةَ al-ʕibrata	عِبْرَةَ ʕibrata
Genitive	عِبْرَةٍ ʕibratin	الْعِبْرَةِ al-ʕibrati	عِبْرَةِ ʕibrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبْرَتَيْن ʕibratayn	الْعِبْرَتَيْن al-ʕibratayn	عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay
Nominative	عِبْرَتَانِ ʕibratāni	الْعِبْرَتَانِ al-ʕibratāni	عِبْرَتَا ʕibratā
Accusative	عِبْرَتَيْنِ ʕibratayni	الْعِبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕibratayni	عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay
Genitive	عِبْرَتَيْنِ ʕibratayni	الْعِبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕibratayni	عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبْرَات‎; عِبَر ʕibrāt‎; ʕibar	الْعِبْرَات‎; الْعِبَر al-ʕibrāt‎; al-ʕibar	عِبْرَات‎; عِبَر ʕibrāt‎; ʕibar
Nominative	عِبْرَاتٌ‎; عِبَرٌ ʕibrātun‎; ʕibarun	الْعِبْرَاتُ‎; الْعِبَرُ al-ʕibrātu‎; al-ʕibaru	عِبْرَاتُ‎; عِبَرُ ʕibrātu‎; ʕibaru
Accusative	عِبْرَاتٍ‎; عِبَرًا ʕibrātin‎; ʕibaran	الْعِبْرَاتِ‎; الْعِبَرَ al-ʕibrāti‎; al-ʕibara	عِبْرَاتِ‎; عِبَرَ ʕibrāti‎; ʕibara
Genitive	عِبْرَاتٍ‎; عِبَرٍ ʕibrātin‎; ʕibarin	الْعِبْرَاتِ‎; الْعِبَرِ al-ʕibrāti‎; al-ʕibari	عِبْرَاتِ‎; عِبَرِ ʕibrāti‎; ʕibari

Derived terms

• اَلْعِبْرَةُ بِعُمُومِ اللَّفْظِ لَا بِخُصُوصِ السَّبَبِ (al-ʕibratu biʕumūmi l-lafẓi lā biḵuṣūṣi s-sababi)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ibrət
• → Kazakh: ғибрат (ğibrat)
• → Northern Kurdish: îbret
• → Ottoman Turkish: عبرت (ʿibret)

  > Turkish: ibret (inherited)

• → Tatar: гыйбрәт (ğıybrät), ğibrät
• → Uyghur: ئىبرەت (ibret)
• → Uzbek: ibrat

Noun

عَبْرَة • (ʕabra) f (plural عَبَرَات (ʕabarāt) or عَبَر (ʕabar) or عِبَر (ʕibar))

1. a tear before it overflows, a sobbing, the first sign of weeping
   • a. 750, unknown, quoted by Kitāb al-ʿAyn and Taḏhīb al-Luḡa:

     فَفَاضَت دُمُوعُ الْجَحْمَتَيْنِ بِعَبْرَةٍ … عَلَى الزُبِّ حَتَّى الزُبِّ فِي المَاءِ غَامِس

     fa-fāḍat dumūʕu l-jaḥmatayni bi-ʕabratin … ʕalā z-zubbi ḥattā z-zubbi fī l-māʔi ḡāmis

     And the tears of the two eyes overflowed without sobbing … over the beard, until the beard was dipping into water

   • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 86:

     أسندتْ رأسها إلى صدري وسالت عبراتها.

     She leant her head on my chest where slight tears flew.

Derived terms

Declension of noun عَبْرَة (ʕabra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبْرَة ʕabra	الْعَبْرَة al-ʕabra	عَبْرَة ʕabrat
Nominative	عَبْرَةٌ ʕabratun	الْعَبْرَةُ al-ʕabratu	عَبْرَةُ ʕabratu
Accusative	عَبْرَةً ʕabratan	الْعَبْرَةَ al-ʕabrata	عَبْرَةَ ʕabrata
Genitive	عَبْرَةٍ ʕabratin	الْعَبْرَةِ al-ʕabrati	عَبْرَةِ ʕabrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبْرَتَيْن ʕabratayn	الْعَبْرَتَيْن al-ʕabratayn	عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay
Nominative	عَبْرَتَانِ ʕabratāni	الْعَبْرَتَانِ al-ʕabratāni	عَبْرَتَا ʕabratā
Accusative	عَبْرَتَيْنِ ʕabratayni	الْعَبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕabratayni	عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay
Genitive	عَبْرَتَيْنِ ʕabratayni	الْعَبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕabratayni	عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبَرَات‎; عَبَر‎; عِبَر ʕabarāt‎; ʕabar‎; ʕibar	الْعَبَرَات‎; الْعَبَر‎; الْعِبَر al-ʕabarāt‎; al-ʕabar‎; al-ʕibar	عَبَرَات‎; عَبَر‎; عِبَر ʕabarāt‎; ʕabar‎; ʕibar
Nominative	عَبَرَاتٌ‎; عَبَرٌ‎; عِبَرٌ ʕabarātun‎; ʕabarun‎; ʕibarun	الْعَبَرَاتُ‎; الْعَبَرُ‎; الْعِبَرُ al-ʕabarātu‎; al-ʕabaru‎; al-ʕibaru	عَبَرَاتُ‎; عَبَرُ‎; عِبَرُ ʕabarātu‎; ʕabaru‎; ʕibaru
Accusative	عَبَرَاتٍ‎; عَبَرًا‎; عِبَرًا ʕabarātin‎; ʕabaran‎; ʕibaran	الْعَبَرَاتِ‎; الْعَبَرَ‎; الْعِبَرَ al-ʕabarāti‎; al-ʕabara‎; al-ʕibara	عَبَرَاتِ‎; عَبَرَ‎; عِبَرَ ʕabarāti‎; ʕabara‎; ʕibara
Genitive	عَبَرَاتٍ‎; عَبَرٍ‎; عِبَرٍ ʕabarātin‎; ʕabarin‎; ʕibarin	الْعَبَرَاتِ‎; الْعَبَرِ‎; الْعِبَرِ al-ʕabarāti‎; al-ʕabari‎; al-ʕibari	عَبَرَاتِ‎; عَبَرِ‎; عِبَرِ ʕabarāti‎; ʕabari‎; ʕibari

Related terms

• اِعْتِبَار (iʕtibār)
• مُعْتَبِر (muʕtabir)
• مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar)
• عِبْرِيّ (ʕibriyy)
• اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to consider, to examine”)

References

• “عبرة” in Almaany