עזרה

Hebrew

Root
ע־ז־ר‎ (ʿ-z-r)

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕaḏr- m (“help”, verbal noun); the meaning of this verb *ʕaḏar- (“to assist”) has specialized in Arabic عُذْر‎ (ʕuḏr) and Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧‎ (ʿḏr, “excuse, pardon”) but is also kept in Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧‎ (ʿḏr, “followers; community”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

עֶזְרָה • (ʿezrá) f (plural indefinite עֶזְרוֹת‎, singular construct עֶזְרַת־‎) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. help

Derived terms

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