בר

Aramaic

Noun

בַּר • (bar)

  1. absolute form of בְּרָא (b'rā)
  2. construct form of בְּרָא (b'rā)

Preposition

בַּר • (bar)

  1. outside, except
    Antonym: גו

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ר־ר (b-r-r)

From ב־ר־ר (b-r-r).

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Grain
Derived terms

Proper noun

בַּר • (bar) m or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male or female given name, Bar
  2. a surname

Adjective

בַּר • (bar) (feminine בָּרָה, masculine plural בָּרִים, feminine plural בָּרוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. 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)

  1. 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 [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. 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
  • חיית בר (ḥayyát bar)
  • בר מינן (bar minan)
  • אין תוכו כברו (ein tochó kevaró)

Etymology 4

From English bar.

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m

  1. A bar: a venue for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, weight), via English bar and cognates.

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m

  1. A bar: 100,000 pascals.

Anagrams

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