sabra

See also: Sabra, sabrá, and sabrà

English

Noun

sabra (plural sabras)

1. Alternative spelling of Sabra

Anagrams

• Arabs, Baars, Baras, Basra, abras, arbas, sabar

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, “prickly pear cactus; Sabra”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.braː/

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• Hyphenation: sa‧bra

Noun

sabra m (plural sabra's, diminutive sabraatje n)

1. Sabra (native-born Israeli) [from 1950s]
   • 1953 December 2, “Het beloofde land. Nederlander is ook in Israel een gewaardeerde immigrant. Nieuw leven in de kibboets.”, in Het Rotterdamsch Parool, volume 13, number 283, page 4:

     Dat blijkt op de avonden, als zij de nieuwe volksdansen uitvoeren: snelle, dynamische dansen, in het land ontstaan, die uiting geven aan de levensvreugd van de „sabra's”, zoals de in Israël geboren pionierskinderen met de naam van de stekelige vrucht van een inheemse cactusplant worden genoemd.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Anagrams

• baars

Finnish

Etymology

From Hebrew צַבָּר.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑbrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝brɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑbrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sab‧ra

Noun

sabra

1. sabra

Declension

Inflection of sabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		sabra	sabrat
genitive		sabran	sabrojen
partitive		sabraa	sabroja
illative		sabraan	sabroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sabra	sabrat
accusative	nom.	sabra	sabrat
	gen.	sabran
genitive		sabran	sabrojen sabrainrare
partitive		sabraa	sabroja
inessive		sabrassa	sabroissa
elative		sabrasta	sabroista
illative		sabraan	sabroihin
adessive		sabralla	sabroilla
ablative		sabralta	sabroilta
allative		sabralle	sabroille
essive		sabrana	sabroina
translative		sabraksi	sabroiksi
abessive		sabratta	sabroitta
instructive		—	sabroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sabrani sabrani accusative nom. sabrani sabrani gen. sabrani genitive sabrani sabrojeni sabrainirare partitive sabraani sabrojani inessive sabrassani sabroissani elative sabrastani sabroistani illative sabraani sabroihini adessive sabrallani sabroillani ablative sabraltani sabroiltani allative sabralleni sabroilleni essive sabranani sabroinani translative sabrakseni sabroikseni abessive sabrattani sabroittani instructive — — comitative — sabroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sabrasi sabrasi accusative nom. sabrasi sabrasi gen. sabrasi genitive sabrasi sabrojesi sabraisirare partitive sabraasi sabrojasi inessive sabrassasi sabroissasi elative sabrastasi sabroistasi illative sabraasi sabroihisi adessive sabrallasi sabroillasi ablative sabraltasi sabroiltasi allative sabrallesi sabroillesi essive sabranasi sabroinasi translative sabraksesi sabroiksesi abessive sabrattasi sabroittasi instructive — — comitative — sabroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sabramme sabramme accusative nom. sabramme sabramme gen. sabramme genitive sabramme sabrojemme sabraimmerare partitive sabraamme sabrojamme inessive sabrassamme sabroissamme elative sabrastamme sabroistamme illative sabraamme sabroihimme adessive sabrallamme sabroillamme ablative sabraltamme sabroiltamme allative sabrallemme sabroillemme essive sabranamme sabroinamme translative sabraksemme sabroiksemme abessive sabrattamme sabroittamme instructive — — comitative — sabroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sabranne sabranne accusative nom. sabranne sabranne gen. sabranne genitive sabranne sabrojenne sabrainnerare partitive sabraanne sabrojanne inessive sabrassanne sabroissanne elative sabrastanne sabroistanne illative sabraanne sabroihinne adessive sabrallanne sabroillanne ablative sabraltanne sabroiltanne allative sabrallenne sabroillenne essive sabrananne sabroinanne translative sabraksenne sabroiksenne abessive sabrattanne sabroittanne instructive — — comitative — sabroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sabransa sabransa accusative nom. sabransa sabransa gen. sabransa genitive sabransa sabrojensa sabrainsarare partitive sabraansa sabrojaan sabrojansa inessive sabrassaan sabrassansa sabroissaan sabroissansa elative sabrastaan sabrastansa sabroistaan sabroistansa illative sabraansa sabroihinsa adessive sabrallaan sabrallansa sabroillaan sabroillansa ablative sabraltaan sabraltansa sabroiltaan sabroiltansa allative sabralleen sabrallensa sabroilleen sabroillensa essive sabranaan sabranansa sabroinaan sabroinansa translative sabrakseen sabraksensa sabroikseen sabroiksensa abessive sabrattaan sabrattansa sabroittaan sabroittansa instructive — — comitative — sabroineen sabroinensa

Further reading

• “sabra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Verb

sabra

1. third-person singular past historic of sabrer

Anagrams

• brasa

Italian

Alternative forms

• sabre

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (ṣabár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bra/
• Rhymes: -abra
• Hyphenation: sà‧bra

Noun

sabra m or f by sense (invariable)

1. a Jew born in Palestine
2. Sabra (native-born Israeli) [from 1950s]

Adjective

sabra (invariable)

1. (relational) Sabra

Further reading

• sabra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• brasa