ber

Translingual

Symbol

ber

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Berber languages.

English

Alternative forms

• bair, bear, bér, bèr, bër, bher, bir

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बेर (ber).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bâr, IPA^(key): /bɛə(ɹ)/
• (Indian English) enPR: bâr, IPA^(key):

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

ber (plural bers)

1. A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.

See also

• ber month

References

• ber listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (paywall)

Anagrams

• 'erb, BrE, Bre, Erb, REB, Reb, reb

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōr-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). Cognate to Old Irish barr (“point”).

Noun

ber m (plural berë, definite beri, definite plural berët)

1. bow, arc, arch
2. arrow
3. javelin, lance
4. European whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis, syn. Coluber jugularis)

Derived terms

• beronjë

Related terms

• ylber, bërryl

References

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

Pronoun

ber

1. (Luserna) who

   Bobrall du geast, gedenkhte ber du pist. ― Wherever you go, remember who you are.

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Verb

ber

1. second-person singular imperative of brát

Anagrams

• erb

Elfdalian

Adjective

ber

1. bare, uncovered

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

ber n (genitive singular bers, plural ber)

1. berry

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Conjugated form.

Verb

ber

1. inflection of bera:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• tað ber ikki til (“this is impossible”)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French berz, from Vulgar Latin *bertium (“little cradle”), from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

ber m (plural bers)

1. (nautical) a cradle that holds a ship before and during its launch

Further reading

• “ber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛːr/
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

Adjective

ber (comparative berari, superlative berastur)

1. bare
2. bare, naked
3. uncovered
4. discovered

   Hann varð ber að lygi.

   He was caught lying.

Inflection

Derived terms

• allsber
• berrassaður
• ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją.

Noun

ber n (genitive singular bers, nominative plural ber)

1. berry

Declension

Derived terms

Latvian

Verb

ber

1. inflection of bērt:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of bērt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of bērt

Mirandese

Verb

ber

1. to see

Related terms

• besible
• bison
• bista

Mòcheno

Pronoun

ber

1. unstressed form of biar

References

• “ber” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Namuyi

Alternative forms

• bzhe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ber

Verb

ber

1. (stative) to be full (of)

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 119

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

From the same root as Etymology 2 below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: ber

Noun

ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

1. front, face

   Synonym: pêşî

Declension

Etymology 2

Cognate with -bar (“in front of”), from Proto-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári (“above; over”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“above; over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: ber

Preposition

ber (Arabic spelling بەر)

1. (temporal and spatial) before; in front of; toward
2. in, under

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Likely from Proto-Iranian *varta- (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: ber

Noun

ber m (Arabic spelling بەر)

1. stone, rock
   1. particularly a small stone

      Antonym: kevir

2. bullet

Declension

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Hyphenation: ber

Noun

ber f (Arabic spelling بەڕ)

1. kilim (type of carpet)

Declension

Etymology 5

Compare Persian بر (bar, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: ber

Noun

ber m or f (Arabic spelling بەر)

1. fruit

   Synonyms: êmîş, fîkî, mêwe

2. (figurative) product

Declension

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛˤɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʕɾ
• Hyphenation: ber

Noun

be'r f (Arabic spelling بەعر)

1. Alternative form of behr (“sea”)

Declension

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 45
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber III”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber̄ IV”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 46
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ber V”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “be‘r VI”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 47

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ber

1. present of be

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

ber

1. present tense of bera
2. imperative of bera

Etymology 2

Verb

ber

1. present tense of be

Anagrams

• bre

Old English

Alternative forms

• bǣr

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːr/

Noun

bēr f

1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: bere, beere, beer
  • Scots: bere, beir
  • English: bier

Old French

Noun

ber m

1. nominative singular of baron

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲer/

Verb

·ber

1. first-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

Mutation

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *basją, *bazją, whence also Old English berġe, Old High German beri, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (basi).

Noun

ber n (genitive plural berja)

1. berry

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: ber
• Faroese: ber
• Norwegian: bær
• Old Swedish: bær
  • Swedish: bär
• Danish: bær

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ber

1. inflection of berr (“bare”):
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Verb

ber

1. inflection of bera:
   1. first-person singular present indicative active
   2. second-person singular imperative active
2. inflection of berja:
   1. first-person singular present indicative active
   2. second-person singular imperative active

References

• “ber”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛr/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: ber

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish ber, from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.

Noun

ber m inan

1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

Declension

or

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ber f

1. genitive plural of bera

Further reading

• ber in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Verb

ber

1. present indicative of be

Anagrams

• bre

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bīr (“one”).

Numeral

ber (Cyrillic spelling бер)

1. one

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English bear (Ursidae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

ber (nominative plural bers)

1. (male or female) bear (ursid)

Declension

Derived terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Adjective

ber

1. feminine singular of byr

Mutation

Yola

Alternative forms

• baar

Etymology

From Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː/

Verb

ber

1. to bear, to carry

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26

Zaghawa

Pronoun

ber

1. third person singular pronoun

Related terms

• bers third person plural

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad