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Yiddish
- הער (her)
- האר (har) — unpointed
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German hērre, hërre, from Old High German hēriro, hērro (“grey, grey-haired”), the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”). Compare German Herr, whence the borrowed alternative form. Compare also האַרץ (harts) and באַרג (barg) for the shift from Middle High German -er- to Yiddish ־אַר־ (-ar-).
Noun
האַר • (har) m, plural האַרן (harn), feminine האַרינטע (harinte)
- ruler, sovereign, lord
- sir, Mr.
- Synonyms: פּאַן (pan), רב (reb)
- (Christianity) Lord, God
- גאָט דער האַר ― got der har ― God the Lord
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