صبوری
sabuori
patience
nounB1
Quick Reference
sa-bu-RI
patience
B1 — Intermediate
What it means
صبوری (sabuori) means “patience” in the deep, enduring sense. It comes from the Arabic root s-b-r. Sabr is the bare noun; sabuori is the practice and quality of being patient.
How to use it
- صبوری کن (sabuori kon) “be patient”
- با صبوری (bâ sabuori) “with patience”
- صبوریاش تمام شد (sabuori-yash tamâm shod) “His patience ran out”
Common pairings and compounds
- صبر (sabr) “patience” (the simpler form)
- صبور (sabur) “patient person”
- صبر و تحمل (sabr o tahammol) “patience and endurance”
Cultural note
Sabuori is the virtue invoked at funerals: khodâ behet sabr bedeh, “may God grant you patience.” It is also the word older Iranians reach for when describing how their generation survived the war years and the inflation of the 1990s. The cultural ethic ties patience to dignity, not passivity.
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Sabuori is the virtue invoked at funerals: khodâ behet sabr bedeh, "may God grant you patience." It is also the word older Iranians reach for when describing how their generation survived the war years and the inflation of the 1990s. The cultural ethic ties patience to dignity, not passivity.Connected Words