Arabic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic שֽׁיפּוּרָא / שֽׁפּוּרָא (šippūrā) / ܫܝܺܦܘܿܪܳܐ (šippōrā, trumpet, shofar). Cognate to Hebrew שׁוֹפָּר (šōp̄ārā, trumpet, shofar) whence probably Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic שׁוֹפָרָא (šōp̄ārā, trumpet, shofar).

Noun

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شَبُّور (šabbūrm (plural شَبُّورَات (šabbūrāt) or شَبَابِير (šabābīr))

  1. horn, trumpet
  2. (Judaism) shofar (Jewish ram's horn trumpet)

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