See also: جبر, چتر, خبر, خبز, and چپر

Arabic

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Root
ح ب ر (ḥ b r)
8 terms

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܒܪܐ (ḥeḇrā, ink), from the root ܚ ܒ ܪ related to darkness. Merged with the root ح ب ر (ḥ b r).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حِبْر (ḥibrm (plural أَحْبَار (ʔaḥbār))

  1. ink
    Synonyms: مِدَاد (midād), نِقْس (niqs)
    Holonyms: مِحْبَرَة (miḥbara), دَوَاة (dawāh)
  2. beauty
Declension
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Declension of noun حِبْر (ḥibr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حِبْر
ḥibr
الْحِبْر
al-ḥibr
حِبْر
ḥibr
nominative حِبْرٌ
ḥibrun
الْحِبْرُ
al-ḥibru
حِبْرُ
ḥibru
accusative حِبْرًا
ḥibran
الْحِبْرَ
al-ḥibra
حِبْرَ
ḥibra
genitive حِبْرٍ
ḥibrin
الْحِبْرِ
al-ḥibri
حِبْرِ
ḥibri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حِبْرَيْن
ḥibrayn
الْحِبْرَيْن
al-ḥibrayn
حِبْرَيْ
ḥibray
nominative حِبْرَانِ
ḥibrāni
الْحِبْرَانِ
al-ḥibrāni
حِبْرَا
ḥibrā
accusative حِبْرَيْنِ
ḥibrayni
الْحِبْرَيْنِ
al-ḥibrayni
حِبْرَيْ
ḥibray
genitive حِبْرَيْنِ
ḥibrayni
الْحِبْرَيْنِ
al-ḥibrayni
حِبْرَيْ
ḥibray
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَحْبَار
ʔaḥbār
الْأَحْبَار
al-ʔaḥbār
أَحْبَار
ʔaḥbār
nominative أَحْبَارٌ
ʔaḥbārun
الْأَحْبَارُ
al-ʔaḥbāru
أَحْبَارُ
ʔaḥbāru
accusative أَحْبَارًا
ʔaḥbāran
الْأَحْبَارَ
al-ʔaḥbāra
أَحْبَارَ
ʔaḥbāra
genitive أَحْبَارٍ
ʔaḥbārin
الْأَحْبَارِ
al-ʔaḥbāri
أَحْبَارِ
ʔaḥbāri

Etymology 2

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Senses related to ink, writing, and discoloration are from Etymology 1 (see above).

Verb

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حَبَرَ (ḥabara) I (non-past يَحْبُرُ (yaḥburu), verbal noun حَبْر (ḥabr) or حُبُور (ḥubūr)) (transitive)

  1. to make happy; to elate
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ar:make happy
    Hyponyms: كَرَّمَ (karrama), نَعَّمَ (naʕʕama), رَفَّهَ (raffaha), أَرَاحَ (ʔarāḥa)
  2. to ink, to fill, cover, smear, mark, write, draw, illustrate, or outline with ink
    1. to write
      Synonyms: كَتَبَ (kataba), نَمَقَ (namaqa)
  3. (dated) to improve the overall quality of (a text, a performance, a skill, and so on), to refine, to polish; to perfect
    Synonym: حَسَّنَ (ḥassana)
  4. (dated) to improve the shape, form, style, structure, or composition of (handwriting, voice, and so on), to beautify; to embellish; to pretty
    Synonym: جَمَّلَ (jammala)
    1. to improve in aspect or appearance, to make visually pleasing, to deck, to decorate, to ornament
      Synonyms: زَيَّنَ (zayyana), نَمَّقَ (nammaqa), زَوَّقَ (zawwaqa)
    2. to pattern (a garment); to embroider
      Synonyms: نَقَشَ (naqaša), طَرَّزَ (ṭarraza), وَشَّى (waššā)
Conjugation
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Verb

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حَبِرَ (ḥabira) I (non-past يَحْبَرُ (yaḥbaru), verbal noun حَبَر (ḥabar)) (intransitive)

  1. to be or become glad or happy, to cheer up, to brighten
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ar:become happy
  2. (of teeth) to become discolored (as if stained with ink), to become dark, to yellow
Conjugation
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Noun

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حَبْر (ḥabrm

  1. verbal noun of حَبَرَ (ḥabara) (form I)
Declension
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Declension of noun حَبْر (ḥabr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَبْر
ḥabr
الْحَبْر
al-ḥabr
حَبْر
ḥabr
nominative حَبْرٌ
ḥabrun
الْحَبْرُ
al-ḥabru
حَبْرُ
ḥabru
accusative حَبْرًا
ḥabran
الْحَبْرَ
al-ḥabra
حَبْرَ
ḥabra
genitive حَبْرٍ
ḥabrin
الْحَبْرِ
al-ḥabri
حَبْرِ
ḥabri

Etymology 3

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Denominal verb of حِبْر (ḥibr, ink). Senses related to improvement, perfection, and embellishment are from or influenced by the root ح ب ر (ḥ b r) (see above).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حَبَّرَ (ḥabbara) II (non-past يُحَبِّرُ (yuḥabbiru), verbal noun تَحْبِير (taḥbīr)) (transitive)

  1. to ink, to fill, cover, smear, mark, write, draw, illustrate, or outline with ink
    1. to write (especially in an elegant style), to compose
      Synonym: نَمَّقَ (nammaqa)
  2. (dated) to better or improve in quality, appearance, etc. to enhance; to polish up; to perfect
    1. (dated) to prettify; to bedeck, to adorn
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥɔḇer, comrade) in a specific meaning as used for sectarian cadres. Merged with Etymology 3 by analogy with the use of ink by religious clerks and scribes, hence "a man of learning", hence "a scholarly theologian", hence "an authority in matters of religion".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حَبْر or حِبْر (ḥabr or ḥibrm (plural أَحْبَار (ʔaḥbār)) (countable)

  1. (loosely) a scholar (especially one that is highly regarded and respected by a certain group and is deemed to be an authority)
    1. (with ال (al-, the)) the Scholar (one of the titles and designations of Ibn Abbas, one of companions of Muhammad)
  2. (religion, chiefly Abrahamism) a well-versed religious scribe; a learned theologian; a religious authority
    1. (Christianity) a bishop
      Synonym: أُسْقُف (ʔusquf)
    2. (Judaism) a rabbi
      Synonyms: حَاخَام (ḥāḵām), حَكِيم (ḥakīm)
    3. (Islam) an esteemed authoritative theologian, an imam
      Synonyms: إِمَام (ʔimām), مَرْجَع (marjaʕ), مُقَلَّد (muqallad)
Declension
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Declension of noun حَبْر (ḥabr)‎; حِبْر (ḥibr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَبْر‎; حِبْر
ḥabr‎; ḥibr
الْحَبْر‎; الْحِبْر
al-ḥabr‎; al-ḥibr
حَبْر‎; حِبْر
ḥabr‎; ḥibr
nominative حَبْرٌ‎; حِبْرٌ
ḥabrun‎; ḥibrun
الْحَبْرُ‎; الْحِبْرُ
al-ḥabru‎; al-ḥibru
حَبْرُ‎; حِبْرُ
ḥabru‎; ḥibru
accusative حَبْرًا‎; حِبْرًا
ḥabran‎; ḥibran
الْحَبْرَ‎; الْحِبْرَ
al-ḥabra‎; al-ḥibra
حَبْرَ‎; حِبْرَ
ḥabra‎; ḥibra
genitive حَبْرٍ‎; حِبْرٍ
ḥabrin‎; ḥibrin
الْحَبْرِ‎; الْحِبْرِ
al-ḥabri‎; al-ḥibri
حَبْرِ‎; حِبْرِ
ḥabri‎; ḥibri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حَبْرَيْن‎; حِبْرَيْن
ḥabrayn‎; ḥibrayn
الْحَبْرَيْن‎; الْحِبْرَيْن
al-ḥabrayn‎; al-ḥibrayn
حَبْرَيْ‎; حِبْرَيْ
ḥabray‎; ḥibray
nominative حَبْرَانِ‎; حِبْرَانِ
ḥabrāni‎; ḥibrāni
الْحَبْرَانِ‎; الْحِبْرَانِ
al-ḥabrāni‎; al-ḥibrāni
حَبْرَا‎; حِبْرَا
ḥabrā‎; ḥibrā
accusative حَبْرَيْنِ‎; حِبْرَيْنِ
ḥabrayni‎; ḥibrayni
الْحَبْرَيْنِ‎; الْحِبْرَيْنِ
al-ḥabrayni‎; al-ḥibrayni
حَبْرَيْ‎; حِبْرَيْ
ḥabray‎; ḥibray
genitive حَبْرَيْنِ‎; حِبْرَيْنِ
ḥabrayni‎; ḥibrayni
الْحَبْرَيْنِ‎; الْحِبْرَيْنِ
al-ḥabrayni‎; al-ḥibrayni
حَبْرَيْ‎; حِبْرَيْ
ḥabray‎; ḥibray
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَحْبَار
ʔaḥbār
الْأَحْبَار
al-ʔaḥbār
أَحْبَار
ʔaḥbār
nominative أَحْبَارٌ
ʔaḥbārun
الْأَحْبَارُ
al-ʔaḥbāru
أَحْبَارُ
ʔaḥbāru
accusative أَحْبَارًا
ʔaḥbāran
الْأَحْبَارَ
al-ʔaḥbāra
أَحْبَارَ
ʔaḥbāra
genitive أَحْبَارٍ
ʔaḥbārin
الْأَحْبَارِ
al-ʔaḥbāri
أَحْبَارِ
ʔaḥbāri

References

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  • Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 84, page 20
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 247
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1875) Mandäische Grammatik[2] (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 61
  • Geiger, Abraham (1833, 1902) Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthume aufgenommen? (in German), 2nd edition, Leipzig: M. W. Kaufmann, page 48

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِبْر (ḥibr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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حبر (ḥibirm (before il- حِبْر (ḥibr), plural احبار (aḥbār))

  1. ink
  2. Ellipsis of قلم حبر (qalam ḥibir, pen)

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِبْر (ḥibr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ħi.bir/, [ħɪ.bɪr]

Noun

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حبر (ḥibirm (construct state حِبْر (ḥibr), plural أحبار (ʔaḥbār))

  1. ink