Sabra or Sabrah is both a given name and surname with multiple origins. The term Sabra is also derived from the Arabic sabr, meaning patience. Sabra is also the Arabic name for the Opuntia, a type of prickly pear cactus. The term was adopted by Hebrew speakers in Israel for the cactus and is also a colloquial term used since the 1930s to describe someone who is born in Israel.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname A. I. Sabra (1924–2013), Egyptian historian of science Abba Sabra (fl. c. 1450), Ethiopian religious leader Adam Sabra (born 1968), American professor of Islamic studies George Sabra (born 1947), Syrian politician Khalilah Sabra (born 1967), American author and activist Maher Sabra (born 1992), Lebanese footballer Wadia Sabra (1876–1952), Lebanese composer
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