عبارة

Arabic

Root
ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.baː.ra/

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Noun

عِبَارَة • (ʕibāra) f (plural عِبَارَات (ʕibārāt))

1. (uncountable) verbal noun of عَبَرَ (ʕabara) (form I)
2. expression

Declension

Declension of noun عِبَارَة (ʕibāra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبَارَة ʕibāra	الْعِبَارَة al-ʕibāra	عِبَارَة ʕibārat
Nominative	عِبَارَةٌ ʕibāratun	الْعِبَارَةُ al-ʕibāratu	عِبَارَةُ ʕibāratu
Accusative	عِبَارَةً ʕibāratan	الْعِبَارَةَ al-ʕibārata	عِبَارَةَ ʕibārata
Genitive	عِبَارَةٍ ʕibāratin	الْعِبَارَةِ al-ʕibārati	عِبَارَةِ ʕibārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبَارَتَيْن ʕibāratayn	الْعِبَارَتَيْن al-ʕibāratayn	عِبَارَتَيْ ʕibāratay
Nominative	عِبَارَتَانِ ʕibāratāni	الْعِبَارَتَانِ al-ʕibāratāni	عِبَارَتَا ʕibāratā
Accusative	عِبَارَتَيْنِ ʕibāratayni	الْعِبَارَتَيْنِ al-ʕibāratayni	عِبَارَتَيْ ʕibāratay
Genitive	عِبَارَتَيْنِ ʕibāratayni	الْعِبَارَتَيْنِ al-ʕibāratayni	عِبَارَتَيْ ʕibāratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِبَارَات ʕibārāt	الْعِبَارَات al-ʕibārāt	عِبَارَات ʕibārāt
Nominative	عِبَارَاتٌ ʕibārātun	الْعِبَارَاتُ al-ʕibārātu	عِبَارَاتُ ʕibārātu
Accusative	عِبَارَاتٍ ʕibārātin	الْعِبَارَاتِ al-ʕibārāti	عِبَارَاتِ ʕibārāti
Genitive	عِبَارَاتٍ ʕibārātin	الْعِبَارَاتِ al-ʕibārāti	عِبَارَاتِ ʕibārāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ibarə, ibarət
• → Ottoman Turkish: عباره (ʿibāre), عبارت (ʿibāret)

  > Turkish: ibare, ibaret (inherited)

• → Persian: عبارت ('ebârat)
  • → Hindustani: ibārat
    • Hindi: इबारत
    • Urdu: عِبارَت
• → Tajik: иборат (iborat)
• → Tatar: гыйбарә (ğıybarä), ğibarä
• → Turkmen: ybarat
• → Uyghur: ئىبارە (ibare), ئىبارەت (ibaret)
• → Uzbek: ibora, iborat

See also

• تَعْبِير (taʕbīr)
• لَفْظ (lafẓ)

Etymology 2

Tool noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕab.baː.ra/

Noun

عَبَّارَة • (ʕabbāra) f (plural عَبَّارَات (ʕabbārāt))

1. ferry

   Synonym: مُعَدِّيَة (muʕaddiya)

Declension

Declension of noun عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبَّارَة ʕabbāra	الْعَبَّارَة al-ʕabbāra	عَبَّارَة ʕabbārat
Nominative	عَبَّارَةٌ ʕabbāratun	الْعَبَّارَةُ al-ʕabbāratu	عَبَّارَةُ ʕabbāratu
Accusative	عَبَّارَةً ʕabbāratan	الْعَبَّارَةَ al-ʕabbārata	عَبَّارَةَ ʕabbārata
Genitive	عَبَّارَةٍ ʕabbāratin	الْعَبَّارَةِ al-ʕabbārati	عَبَّارَةِ ʕabbārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبَّارَتَيْن ʕabbāratayn	الْعَبَّارَتَيْن al-ʕabbāratayn	عَبَّارَتَيْ ʕabbāratay
Nominative	عَبَّارَتَانِ ʕabbāratāni	الْعَبَّارَتَانِ al-ʕabbāratāni	عَبَّارَتَا ʕabbāratā
Accusative	عَبَّارَتَيْنِ ʕabbāratayni	الْعَبَّارَتَيْنِ al-ʕabbāratayni	عَبَّارَتَيْ ʕabbāratay
Genitive	عَبَّارَتَيْنِ ʕabbāratayni	الْعَبَّارَتَيْنِ al-ʕabbāratayni	عَبَّارَتَيْ ʕabbāratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَبَّارَات ʕabbārāt	الْعَبَّارَات al-ʕabbārāt	عَبَّارَات ʕabbārāt
Nominative	عَبَّارَاتٌ ʕabbārātun	الْعَبَّارَاتُ al-ʕabbārātu	عَبَّارَاتُ ʕabbārātu
Accusative	عَبَّارَاتٍ ʕabbārātin	الْعَبَّارَاتِ al-ʕabbārāti	عَبَّارَاتِ ʕabbārāti
Genitive	عَبَّارَاتٍ ʕabbārātin	الْعَبَّارَاتِ al-ʕabbārāti	عَبَّارَاتِ ʕabbārāti

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ب ر
1 term

From Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕɪˈbaː.rə/

Noun

عِبارة • (ʕibāra) f (plural عِبارات (ʕibārāt))

1. phrase, expression, saying

Etymology 2

Root
ع ب ر
1 term

From Arabic عَبَّارَة (ʕabbāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕəˈbːaː.rə/

Noun

عَبّارة • (ʿabbāra) f (plural عَبّارات (ʕabbārāt))

1. ferry

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ب ر
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.baː.re/, [ʕɪˈbɑː.rˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ʕi.baː.ra/, [ʕɪˈbɑː.rˤɑ]

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Noun

عبارة • (ʕibāra) f (plural عبارات (ʕibārāt))

1. phrase, expression, saying
2. (+ عن) to consist of; in other words

   الحركة عبارة عن ستّ خطوات.

   il-ḥarake ʕibāra ʕan sitt ḵuṭwāt

   The move consists of six steps.