Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts صبر(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to bind, to be patient" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsSabri(Albanian) Sabri, Sabriyya(Arabic) Sabri(Malay) Subira(Swahili) Sabri, Sabriye(Turkish) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 585.