שער

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ע־ר (sh-ʿ-r)

Cognate with Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis. Cognate with Arabic سِعْر (siʕr) for the "market value" sense.

The "goal" sense in sports might be a semantic loan from German Tor.

Noun

שַׁעַר • (shá'ar) m (plural indefinite שְׁעָרִים, singular construct שַׁעַר־, plural construct שַׁעֲרֵי־)

  1. gateway (entrance)
    בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים
    There are eight gates in the walls of Jerusalem, all of them important and famous
  2. gateway (beginning)
  3. market value
  4. title page, front page
  5. (sports) goal
Declension
Derived terms
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Verb

שִׁעֵר • (shi'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שיער

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ע־ר (s-ʿ-r)

Derived from Proto-Semitic *śaʕr-. Cognate with Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʕr / šaʕar, “hair”), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).

Noun

שֵׂעָר • (se'ár) m

  1. hair
Declension
Declension of שֵׂעָר
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite שֵׂעָר first שְׂעָרִי שְׂעָרֵנוּ
definite הַשֵּׂעָר second שְׂעָרְךָ שְׂעָרֵךְ שְׂעַרְכֶם שְׂעַרְכֶן
construct שְׂעַר־ third שְׂעָרוֹ שְׂעָרָהּ שְׂעָרָם שְׂעָרָן
plural indefinite שְׂעָרוֹת first שערותיי / שַׂעֲרוֹתַי שַׂעֲרוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׂעָרוֹת second שַׂעֲרוֹתֶיךָ שערותייך / שַׂעֲרוֹתַיִךְ שַׂעֲרוֹתֵיכֶם שַׂעֲרוֹתֵיכֶן
construct שַׂעֲרוֹת־ third שַׂעֲרוֹתָיו שַׂעֲרוֹתֶיהָ שַׂעֲרוֹתָם שַׂעֲרוֹתָן
Alternative forms

References

  • “שער” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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Yiddish

Etymology

Deverbal from שערן (shern, “to cut”).

Noun

שער • (sher) f, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערל (sherl)

  1. scissors, shears

Noun

שער • (sher) m, plural שערן (shern), diminutive שערעלע (sherele)

  1. a traditional dance, the sher

Descendants

  • → Hebrew: שֶׁר (shér)
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