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Aramaic
Noun
בַּר • (bar)
- absolute form of בְּרָא (b'rā)
- construct form of בְּרָא (b'rā)
Preposition
בַּר • (bar)
- outside, except
- Antonym: גו
Hebrew
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From ב־ר־ר (b-r-r).
Noun
בָּר • (bar) m
- Grain
Derived terms
Proper noun
בַּר • (bar) m or f
- a male or female given name, Bar
- a surname
Adjective
בַּר • (bar) (feminine בָּרָה, masculine plural בָּרִים, feminine plural בָּרוֹת)
- Clean, pure
אנו שומרים על בית בר.- anu shomrim al bayit bar.
- We keep a clean house.
Etymology 2
From Aramaic בַּר (bar), singular construct form of בְּרָא (bərā, “son”). Doublet of בֵּן (bēn).
Prefix
בַּר • (bar)
- having a certain trait, -able
- מַזָּל (mazál, “luck”) → בַּר־מַזָּל (bár-mazál, “lucky”)
- הַשָּׂגָה (hasagá, “achieving”) → בַּר־הַשָּׂגָה (bár-hasagá, “achievable”)
- דַּעַת (dá'at, “knowledge”) → בַּר־דַּעַת (bár-dá'at, “knowledgeable”)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Semitic *barr-. Compare Arabic بَرّ (barr, “outside, dry land”).
Noun
בַּר • (bar) m
- Outside, outdoors, wilderness
הילדים הלכו לשחק בבר.- ha-y'ladim hal'khu l'sakhek ba-bar.
- The children went to play in the out-of-doors.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From English bar.
Noun
בָּר • (bar) m
- bar (a business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house)
Etymology 5
From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), via English bar and cognates.
Noun
בַּר • (bar) m
- A bar: 100,000 pascals.
References
- “בר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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