חברה
See also: חבֿרה
Hebrew edit
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ח־ב־ר (ḥ-b-r) |
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
חֲבֵרָה • (khaverá) f (plural indefinite חֲבֵרוֹת, masculine counterpart חָבֵר) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]
- A female friend, or more generally a female teammate, classmate, partner, or similar.
- (specifically) A girlfriend; a female romantic partner.
- Tanach, Malachi 2:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- ...וְהִיא חֲבֶרְתְּךָ וְאֵשֶׁת בְּרִיתֶךָ.
- ...vəhí ḥavertəchá vəéshet britécha.
- ...Though she is thy companion, And the wife of thy covenant.
- A female member (as of an organization or society).
- (socialism) A female comrade.
Descendants edit
- → Classical Syriac: ܚܒܪܬܐ (“female friend, neighbor”)
- → Lishana Deni: כורתא (xwarṯa, “female friend”)
Noun edit
חֶבְרָה • (khevrá) f (plural indefinite חֲבָרוֹת, singular construct חֶבְרַת־, plural construct חֶבְרוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- Company, society: the state of being with one or more other people.
- Company, society: one or more people that one is with.
- A society: a collection of individuals with common characteristics or some connection between them.
- A society, an association: a group of people who have united for a certain purpose.
- A company, a corporation: a business with multiple owners, or owned by a group.
- (ecology) a community
Derived terms edit
- חֶבְרָתִי (khevratí)
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: xavra (“synagogue”)
- → Lithuanian: chebra (“group of friends, clique, gang”)
- → Ottoman Turkish: خاوره (“synagogue”), خورا, حاوره, هورا, هاوره
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Yiddish חבֿרה (khevre), in turn from Hebrew חֶבְרָה (khevrá).
Alternative forms edit
- חֶבְרֶ׳ה (khévr'e)
Noun edit
חֶבְרֶה • (khévre) m pl
- (colloquial) Friends, a group of friends.
References edit
- “חברה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language