חברה
See also: חבֿרה
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ב־ר |
Noun
חֲבֵרָה • (khaverá) f (plural indefinite חֲבֵרוֹת, masculine counterpart חָבֵר) [pattern: קְטֵלָה]
- A female friend, or more generally a female teammate, classmate, partner, or similar.
- (specifically) A girlfriend; a female romantic partner.
- A female member (as of an organization or society).
- (socialism) A female comrade.
Noun
חֶבְרָה • (khevrá) f (plural indefinite חֲבָרוֹת, singular construct חֶבְרָת־, plural construct חֶבְרוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
- Company, society: the state of being with one or more other people.
- Company, society: one or more people that one is with.
- A society: a collection of individuals with common characteristics or some connection between them.
- A society, an association: a group of people who have united for a certain purpose.
- A company, a corporation: a business with multiple owners, or owned by a group.
- (ecology) a community
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Yiddish חבֿרה (khevre), in turn from Hebrew חֶבְרָה (khevrá).
Alternative forms
- חֶבְרֶ׳ה (khévr'e)
Noun
חֶבְרֶה • (khévre) m pl
- (colloquial) Friends, a group of friends.