Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrā(ʾ), companion), from the root ܚ-ܒ-ܪ (ḥ-b-r) related to companionship + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ). Compare Hebrew חֲבֵרוּת (ḥăḇērûṯ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܚܒܪܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. fellowship, companionship
  2. partnership, association, society

Inflection edit

References edit

  • ḥbrw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 95b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 125a
  • 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. 410b