"ἅβρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἅβρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /há.bra/, /ˈa.βra/, /ˈa.vra/, /há.bra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)a.bra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.βra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.vra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.vra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, from ἁβρός (habrós, “delicate, graceful”). However, a Semitic origin has been proposed, comparing this word with Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥāḇēr, “male friend, comrade”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|he|חָבֵר|t=male friend, comrade|tr=ḥāḇēr}} Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥāḇēr, “male friend, comrade”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἅβρᾰ|ἅβρᾱς|f|first}} ἅβρᾰ • (hábră) f (genitive ἅβρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἅβρᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: ἅβρᾰ [canonical], hábră [romanization], ἅβρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̔́βρᾰ [nominative, singular], ᾰ̔́βρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ᾰ̔́βραι [nominative, plural], τῆς ᾰ̔́βρᾱς [genitive, singular], ᾰ̔́βραιν [dual, genitive], ᾰ̔βρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ᾰ̔́βρᾳ [dative, singular], ᾰ̔́βραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ᾰ̔́βραις [dative, plural], τὴν ᾰ̔́βρᾰν [accusative, singular], ᾰ̔́βρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̔́βρᾱς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̔́βρᾰ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̔́βρᾱ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̔́βραι [plural, vocative], ἄβρα [alternative]
  1. female slave working for a woman, favourite slave
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.vra/"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.vra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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