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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