How to say "Hebrew (language)" in Arabic
CognateMeaningHebrew (language)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
الْعِبْرِيَّة
al-ʿibriyyaאל-עבריה
العبرية
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
עברית
ivritإِڤْرِيت
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ع-ب-رHebrew root
ע-ב-רThe word for the Hebrew language IS the root ע-ב-ר — ʿivrit and ʿibriyya are literally the same word in two languages, both built on the root behind עבר 'to cross over' (Abraham, the 'one who crossed over the river'). A rare case of a language naming itself with a cognate in the very language it's being compared to.
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In a phrase
أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعِبْرِيَّة
ataʿallamu al-ʿibriyyaאתעלם אל-עבריהI am learning Hebrew