ער
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See also: ־ער
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ע־ו־ר (ʿ-w-r) |
Etymology 1
Adjective
עֵר • ('ér) (feminine עֵרָה, masculine plural עֵרִים, feminine plural עֵרוֹת)
- awake (conscious)
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ע־ר־ר (ʿ-r-r) |
Noun
עָר • ('ár) m (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עַר־, plural construct עֲרֵי־)
- laurel (plant)
References
- “ער” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
ער (סוג) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German er, from Old High German er, from Proto-West Germanic *iʀ, from Proto-Germanic *iz. Cognate with German er.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ער • (er)
- he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)
Usage notes
See also
Yiddish personal pronouns
| person | singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | |
| nominative | איך (ikh) | דו (du) | ער (er) | זי (zi) | עס (es) |
| dative | מיר (mir) | דיר (dir) | אים (im) | איר (ir) | אים (im) |
| accusative | מיך (mikh) | דיך (dikh) | אים (im) | זי (zi) | עס (es) |
| person | plural | ||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
| nominative | מיר (mir) | איר (ir) | זיי (zey) | ||
| dative | אונדז (undz) | אײַך (aykh) | זיי (zey) | ||
| accusative | אונדז (undz) | אײַך (aykh) | זיי (zey) | ||
| See also the possessive pronouns. | |||||