حبر
Root: حبر
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
حبر ḥabara u (ḥabr) to gladden, make happy, delight (ه s.o.); -- ḥabira a (حبور ḥubūr) to be glad, happy II to embellish, refine, make workmanlike (هـ s.th.); to compose (هـ s.th.) in elegant style; to write, compose (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
حبر ḥibr ink│ام الحبر umm al-ḥibr squid, cuttlefish; حبر على ورق (waraq) mere ink on paper, of no effect (e.g., an agreement, a treaty)
Entry 3
حبر ḥabr, ḥibr pl. احبار aḥbār a non-Muslim religious authority, 1earned man, scribe; hishop; rabbi│الحبر الاعظم the Pope; سفر الاحبار sifr al-a. Leviticus (Old Test.)
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