ܣܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ (s b r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic סַבְרָא (saḇrā); related to Hebrew סֵבֶר (séver).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [so.rɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sav.rɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [saw.rɑː]

Noun

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (saḇrā) m

1. hope

   Synonym: ܗܹܒ݂ܝܼ (hēḇī)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܪܝܵܐ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ

   ītlī sāwra d-le bit ʿarya miṭra qudme.

   I hope it will not rain tomorrow.

   • Luke 2:14:

     ܬܸܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܘܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ.

     tišboḳta l-ālaha bāmrawme, w-ʿāl arʿā šlama w-sawra ṭawa l-bnāynaša.

     Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill toward men.

2. trust, confidence
3. expectation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (saḇrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (saḇrī)		ܣܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (saḇran)
	construct	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ (saḇr)	2nd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrūḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (saḇrā)	3rd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (saḇrēh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (saḇrāh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (saḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (saḇrī)		ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (saḇran)
	construct	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (saḇray)	2nd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (saḇrūḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (saḇrāḵ)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (saḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (saḇrē)	3rd person	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (saḇrūh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (saḇrōh)	ܣܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (saḇrhōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic סִבְרָא (seḇrā).

Noun

ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (siḇrā) m (plural ܣܸܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (siḇrē))

1. opinion
2. consideration, regard, belief
3. imagination, illusion, thought

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ (siḇrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܝܼ (siḇrī)		ܣܸܒ݂ܪܲܢ (siḇran)
	construct	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ (siḇr)	2nd person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (siḇrūḵ)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (siḇrāḵ)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܐ (siḇrā)	3rd person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܹܗ (siḇrēh)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (siḇrāh)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (siḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (siḇrī)		ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (siḇran)
	construct	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (siḇray)	2nd person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (siḇrūḵ)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (siḇrāḵ)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (siḇrē)	3rd person	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (siḇrūh)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (siḇrōh)	ܣܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (siḇrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing. Compare Hebrew סֵבֶר (sḗḇer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [savrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. hope
2. trust, confidence
3. expectation

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܒܪ
construct	ܣܒܪ
emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛvrɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. opinion
2. conjecture, supposition, suspicion

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܒܪ
construct	ܣܒܪ
emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܪ (s-b-r) related to believing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s(ə)vɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [s(ə)vɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܒܪܐ)

1. imagination, illusion
2. thought
3. opinion

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒܪ	ܣܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܣܒܪ	ܣܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܣܒܪܐ	ܣܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܪܝ	ܣܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟ	ܣܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝ	ܣܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܪܗ	ܣܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܪܢ	ܣܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܘܢ	ܣܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܪܟܝܢ	ܣܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܘܢ	ܣܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܪܗܝܢ	ܣܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “sbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-12-23
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 219a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 359b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 965b