عبرة
See also: غبرة
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom the root ع ب ر (ʕ-b-r). Compare to عَبْر (ʕabr, “crossing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editعِبْرَة • (ʕibra) f (plural عِبْرَات (ʕibrāt) or عِبَر (ʕibar))
- example, lesson, warning
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.- اَلْعِبْرَةُ بِالْكَيْفِ لَا بِالْكَمِّ.
- al-ʕibratu bi-l-kayfi lā bi-l-kammi.
- What matters is quality, not quantity.
Derived terms
editDeclension of noun عِبْرَة (ʕibra)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عِبْرَة ʕibra |
الْعِبْرَة al-ʕibra |
عِبْرَة ʕibrat |
Nominative | عِبْرَةٌ ʕibratun |
الْعِبْرَةُ al-ʕibratu |
عِبْرَةُ ʕibratu |
Accusative | عِبْرَةً ʕibratan |
الْعِبْرَةَ al-ʕibrata |
عِبْرَةَ ʕibrata |
Genitive | عِبْرَةٍ ʕibratin |
الْعِبْرَةِ al-ʕibrati |
عِبْرَةِ ʕibrati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عِبْرَتَيْن ʕibratayn |
الْعِبْرَتَيْن al-ʕibratayn |
عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay |
Nominative | عِبْرَتَانِ ʕibratāni |
الْعِبْرَتَانِ al-ʕibratāni |
عِبْرَتَا ʕibratā |
Accusative | عِبْرَتَيْنِ ʕibratayni |
الْعِبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕibratayni |
عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay |
Genitive | عِبْرَتَيْنِ ʕibratayni |
الْعِبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕibratayni |
عِبْرَتَيْ ʕibratay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عِبْرَات; عِبَر ʕibrāt; ʕibar |
الْعِبْرَات; الْعِبَر al-ʕibrāt; al-ʕibar |
عِبْرَات; عِبَر ʕibrāt; ʕibar |
Nominative | عِبْرَاتٌ; عِبَرٌ ʕibrātun; ʕibarun |
الْعِبْرَاتُ; الْعِبَرُ al-ʕibrātu; al-ʕibaru |
عِبْرَاتُ; عِبَرُ ʕibrātu; ʕibaru |
Accusative | عِبْرَاتٍ; عِبَرًا ʕibrātin; ʕibaran |
الْعِبْرَاتِ; الْعِبَرَ al-ʕibrāti; al-ʕibara |
عِبْرَاتِ; عِبَرَ ʕibrāti; ʕibara |
Genitive | عِبْرَاتٍ; عِبَرٍ ʕibrātin; ʕibarin |
الْعِبْرَاتِ; الْعِبَرِ al-ʕibrāti; al-ʕibari |
عِبْرَاتِ; عِبَرِ ʕibrāti; ʕibari |
Derived terms
edit- اَلْعِبْرَةُ بِعُمُومِ اللَّفْظِ لَا بِخُصُوصِ السَّبَبِ (al-ʕibratu biʕumūmi l-lafẓi lā biḵuṣūṣi s-sababi)
Descendants
edit- → Azerbaijani: ibrət
- → Kazakh: ғибрат (ğibrat)
- → Northern Kurdish: îbret
- → Ottoman Turkish: عبرت (ʿibret)
- > Turkish: ibret (inherited)
- → Tatar: гыйбрәт (ğıybrät), ğibrät
- → Uyghur: ئىبرەت (ibret)
- → Uzbek: ibrat
Noun
editعَبْرَة • (ʕabra) f (plural عَبَرَات (ʕabarāt) or عَبَر (ʕabar) or عِبَر (ʕibar))
- a tear before it overflows, a sobbing, the first sign of weeping
- a. 750, unknown, quoted by Kitāb al-ʿAyn and Taḏhīb al-Luḡa:
- فَفَاضَت دُمُوعُ الْجَحْمَتَيْنِ بِعَبْرَةٍ … عَلَى الزُبِّ حَتَّى الزُبِّ فِي المَاءِ غَامِس
- fa-fāḍat dumūʕu l-jaḥmatayni bi-ʕabratin … ʕalā z-zubbi ḥattā z-zubbi fī l-māʔi ḡāmis
- And the tears of the two eyes overflowed without sobbing … over the beard, until the beard was dipping into water
- 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 86:
- أسندتْ رأسها إلى صدري وسالت عبراتها.
- She leant her head on my chest where slight tears flew.
Derived terms
editDeclension of noun عَبْرَة (ʕabra)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَبْرَة ʕabra |
الْعَبْرَة al-ʕabra |
عَبْرَة ʕabrat |
Nominative | عَبْرَةٌ ʕabratun |
الْعَبْرَةُ al-ʕabratu |
عَبْرَةُ ʕabratu |
Accusative | عَبْرَةً ʕabratan |
الْعَبْرَةَ al-ʕabrata |
عَبْرَةَ ʕabrata |
Genitive | عَبْرَةٍ ʕabratin |
الْعَبْرَةِ al-ʕabrati |
عَبْرَةِ ʕabrati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَبْرَتَيْن ʕabratayn |
الْعَبْرَتَيْن al-ʕabratayn |
عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay |
Nominative | عَبْرَتَانِ ʕabratāni |
الْعَبْرَتَانِ al-ʕabratāni |
عَبْرَتَا ʕabratā |
Accusative | عَبْرَتَيْنِ ʕabratayni |
الْعَبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕabratayni |
عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay |
Genitive | عَبْرَتَيْنِ ʕabratayni |
الْعَبْرَتَيْنِ al-ʕabratayni |
عَبْرَتَيْ ʕabratay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَبَرَات; عَبَر; عِبَر ʕabarāt; ʕabar; ʕibar |
الْعَبَرَات; الْعَبَر; الْعِبَر al-ʕabarāt; al-ʕabar; al-ʕibar |
عَبَرَات; عَبَر; عِبَر ʕabarāt; ʕabar; ʕibar |
Nominative | عَبَرَاتٌ; عَبَرٌ; عِبَرٌ ʕabarātun; ʕabarun; ʕibarun |
الْعَبَرَاتُ; الْعَبَرُ; الْعِبَرُ al-ʕabarātu; al-ʕabaru; al-ʕibaru |
عَبَرَاتُ; عَبَرُ; عِبَرُ ʕabarātu; ʕabaru; ʕibaru |
Accusative | عَبَرَاتٍ; عَبَرًا; عِبَرًا ʕabarātin; ʕabaran; ʕibaran |
الْعَبَرَاتِ; الْعَبَرَ; الْعِبَرَ al-ʕabarāti; al-ʕabara; al-ʕibara |
عَبَرَاتِ; عَبَرَ; عِبَرَ ʕabarāti; ʕabara; ʕibara |
Genitive | عَبَرَاتٍ; عَبَرٍ; عِبَرٍ ʕabarātin; ʕabarin; ʕibarin |
الْعَبَرَاتِ; الْعَبَرِ; الْعِبَرِ al-ʕabarāti; al-ʕabari; al-ʕibari |
عَبَرَاتِ; عَبَرِ; عِبَرِ ʕabarāti; ʕabari; ʕibari |
Related terms
edit- اِعْتِبَار (iʕtibār)
- مُعْتَبِر (muʕtabir)
- مُعْتَبَر (muʕtabar)
- عِبْرِيّ (ʕibriyy)
- اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara, “to consider, to examine”)
References
edit- “عبرة” in Almaany
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