Arabic - English Dictionary سبَرَ يَسبُر ويَسبِر، سَبْرًا، فهو سابِر، والمفعول مَسْبور
Root: س ب رSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
سبَر الشَّيءَ
قاس غَوْره ليتعرَّف عمقَه ومقدارَه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Measured its depth to know how deep it is and its extent (To measure depth/Probe).
سبَر فلانًا
خبرَه ليعرف ما عنده ويحدِّد نواياه أو دوافعه الحقيقيّة
🇬🇧 Translation:
Tested him to know what he has and determine his real intentions or motives (To investigate/Examine).
- اختبرها
- سبَر سِرَّ فلان : عرفه بالتّخمين والظّنّ
- سبَر نوايا فلان : سعى لإدراك خفاياها
- هذه مفازة لا تُسبر : لا يُعرف قدرُ سعتها.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- Tested it
- sabara sirra fulan: knew it by guessing and assumption
- sabara nawaya fulan: sought to understand its secrets
- hadhihi mafazatun la tusbar: the extent of its vastness is unknown (To probe/Fathom).
Example / Citation:
- " سبَر البئرَ : قاس عمقَ المياه فيه باستخدام خيط مثقل
- سبَر الجُرحَ : قاس غورَه بالمِسْبار
- سبَر الماءَ "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " sabara al-bi'r : qasa 'umqa al-miyahi fihi bistikhdami khaytin muthaqqal
- sabara al-jurh : qasa ghawrahu bil-misbar
- sabara al-ma' (He measured the well: measured the depth of the water in it using a weighted thread
- He probed the wound: measured its depth with a probe
- He sounded the water) "