# ܚܒܪܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַבְרָא (ḥaḇrā); related to Hebrew חָבֵר (khavér).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xaw.rɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [xoːrˤɑː]
* (Tyari) IPA: [xaw.rɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [xavːrɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥaḇrē) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrawwāṯā) or ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥaḇrānē), feminine ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḇarṯā))
* friend
    ܡܒܘܼܫܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ.mbūšil lī ḵāramšā qā ḥaḇrawwāṯī idlēl.I cooked dinner for my friends tonight.
* boyfriend (male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ.ānā w-ḥaḇrī zīl lan l-bēṯ ḥizwānē.My boyfriend and I went to the theatre.
* fellow, associate, companion, comrade

##### Usage notes

When used in the possessive by females, the meaning is “boyfriend,” so a loanword or the native ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā) is used instead when communicating “friend.”

##### Synonyms

* (friend): ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā), ܕܲܘܣܬ (dawst)

##### Derived terms

* ܚܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḇrūṯā, “friendship”)

### Etymology 2

From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xab.rɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܒܪܵܐ • (ḥabrā) m (plural ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ḥabrānē))
* (dialectal) word, lyric
    Synonyms: ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā), ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā), ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ (hēmizmān)
    ܠܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܢܸܬ ܠܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂lā mhaymnit l-ḥabrānē d-šmīˁ lūḵDo not believe the words that you have heard.
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܹܢ ܚܲܒܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐlā kē yāḏˁēn ḥabrānē d-aya zmārtāI do not know the lyrics of this song.
* (dialectal) report, message
    Synonym: ܛܸܒܵܐ (ṭibbā)
* experience

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xab.bɑːrɑː]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [ħab.bɑːrɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܒܵܪܵܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܲܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥabbārē), feminine ܚܲܒܵܪܬܵܐ (ḥabbārtā))
* conjurer
* charmer, enchanter
* exorcist

##### Inflection
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܒ ܪ related to companionship. Compare Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥāḇḗr).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħavrɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [ħavre] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥaḇrā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥaḇrē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܒܪܬܐ (ḥḇarṯā))
* friend, companion, mate, comrade
* neighbor/neighbour, fellow, peer
* equivalent, equal
* alternate, other, another

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܒ ܪ related to fixing the eyes.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħabbɑrɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [ħabbɑre] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))
* conjurer
* charmer, enchanter
* exorcist

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħabbɑrɑ] (in the singular)
* IPA: [ħabbɑre] (in the plural)

#### Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥabbārā) m (plural ܚܒܪܐ (ḥabbārē))
* darkness
* hole, deep pit, abyss
* (figuratively) pitfall

##### Inflection
### Etymology 4

from the root ܚ ܒ ܪ related to darkness.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħɛvrɑ]

#### Noun

ܚܒܪܐ • (ḥeḇrā) m(uncountable)
* ink

##### Synonyms

* ܕܝܘܬܐ (dyōṯā)

##### Descendants

* → Arabic: حِبْر (ḥibr)

### References

* “ḥbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “ḥbr$^5$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “ḥbr$^6$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “ḥbr$^7$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 95a, b
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 125a, 625a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 410a