Sabra

sabra sabrá sabrà English Etymology Borrowed from en he צַבָּר prickly pear cactus tsabár, from en ar صَبَّار cactus.he really? Wasn`t it, rather, borrowed from the "native-born Israeli" sense of צבר? Noun A native-born Israeli. en 1950 David Goitein Making one people out of many Bulletin University of Kentucky, Bureau of School Service 22 23-25 There is a tendency to copy the "Sabra" , the Israel-born citizen, who is anxious to live the simple life and therefore throws off that part of his clothing which is intended for beauty rather than utility. en 1965 Robert Gamzey Miracle of Israel Herzl Press 294 The young people of Israel, sabra or foreign-born alike, give considerable thought to the future and do not hesitate to admit that they regard the problems they encounter as formidable. en 1979 Clive Sinclair (author) Clive Sinclair Hearts of Gold Penguin 1983 45 One night a real Israeli came to speak. I had never seen a sabra before. en 2006 Peter Godwin When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa Even the phoenix of Zionism that rose from those ashes--the muscular sabras trying to reestablish a home in an unforgiving land surrounded by hostile Arabs--resonated too closely with my white African narrative. Proper noun en female. Translations native Israeli Finnish: fi sabra Hebrew: he צַבָּר tsabár, he סַבְּרֶה sábre Polish: pl sabra m Turkish: tr sabra Yiddish: yi סאַברע m f Anagrams en aabrs Arabs Baars Baras Basra abras arbas sabar