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sabra

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See also: Sabra, sabrá, and sabrà

English

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Noun

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sabra (plural sabras)

  1. Alternative spelling of Sabra

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, prickly pear cactus; Sabra). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.braː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧bra

Noun

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sabra m (plural sabra's, diminutive sabraatje n)

  1. Sabra (native-born Israeli) [from 1950s]
    • 1953 December 2, “Het beloofde land. Nederlander is ook in Israel een gewaardeerde immigrant. Nieuw leven in de kibboets.”, in Het Rotterdamsch Parool, volume 13, number 283, page 4:
      Dat blijkt op de avonden, als zij de nieuwe volksdansen uitvoeren: snelle, dynamische dansen, in het land ontstaan, die uiting geven aan de levensvreugd van de „sabra's”, zoals de in Israël geboren pionierskinderen met de naam van de stekelige vrucht van een inheemse cactusplant worden genoemd.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew צַבָּר.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑbrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝brɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbrɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): sab‧ra

Noun

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sabra

  1. sabra

Declension

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Inflection of sabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sabra sabrat
genitive sabran sabrojen
partitive sabraa sabroja
illative sabraan sabroihin
singular plural
nominative sabra sabrat
accusative nom. sabra sabrat
gen. sabran
genitive sabran sabrojen
sabrain rare
partitive sabraa sabroja
inessive sabrassa sabroissa
elative sabrasta sabroista
illative sabraan sabroihin
adessive sabralla sabroilla
ablative sabralta sabroilta
allative sabralle sabroille
essive sabrana sabroina
translative sabraksi sabroiksi
abessive sabratta sabroitta
instructive sabroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sabrani sabrani
accusative nom. sabrani sabrani
gen. sabrani
genitive sabrani sabrojeni
sabraini rare
partitive sabraani sabrojani
inessive sabrassani sabroissani
elative sabrastani sabroistani
illative sabraani sabroihini
adessive sabrallani sabroillani
ablative sabraltani sabroiltani
allative sabralleni sabroilleni
essive sabranani sabroinani
translative sabrakseni sabroikseni
abessive sabrattani sabroittani
instructive
comitative sabroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sabrasi sabrasi
accusative nom. sabrasi sabrasi
gen. sabrasi
genitive sabrasi sabrojesi
sabraisi rare
partitive sabraasi sabrojasi
inessive sabrassasi sabroissasi
elative sabrastasi sabroistasi
illative sabraasi sabroihisi
adessive sabrallasi sabroillasi
ablative sabraltasi sabroiltasi
allative sabrallesi sabroillesi
essive sabranasi sabroinasi
translative sabraksesi sabroiksesi
abessive sabrattasi sabroittasi
instructive
comitative sabroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sabramme sabramme
accusative nom. sabramme sabramme
gen. sabramme
genitive sabramme sabrojemme
sabraimme rare
partitive sabraamme sabrojamme
inessive sabrassamme sabroissamme
elative sabrastamme sabroistamme
illative sabraamme sabroihimme
adessive sabrallamme sabroillamme
ablative sabraltamme sabroiltamme
allative sabrallemme sabroillemme
essive sabranamme sabroinamme
translative sabraksemme sabroiksemme
abessive sabrattamme sabroittamme
instructive
comitative sabroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sabranne sabranne
accusative nom. sabranne sabranne
gen. sabranne
genitive sabranne sabrojenne
sabrainne rare
partitive sabraanne sabrojanne
inessive sabrassanne sabroissanne
elative sabrastanne sabroistanne
illative sabraanne sabroihinne
adessive sabrallanne sabroillanne
ablative sabraltanne sabroiltanne
allative sabrallenne sabroillenne
essive sabrananne sabroinanne
translative sabraksenne sabroiksenne
abessive sabrattanne sabroittanne
instructive
comitative sabroinenne

Further reading

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French

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Verb

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sabra

  1. third-person singular past historic of sabrer

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (ṣabár).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.bra/
  • Rhymes: -abra
  • Hyphenation: sà‧bra

Noun

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sabra m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. a Jew born in Palestine
  2. Sabra (native-born Israeli) [from 1950s]

Adjective

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sabra (invariable)

  1. (relational) Sabra

Further reading

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  • sabra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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