בר

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bar- (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bar/

Noun

בר m (plural בנין ; feminine counterpart ברת)

1. son, child

References

• Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA: /bar/

Etymology 1

From ב־ר־ר (b-r-r), and from Aramaic (above), in turn from Proto-Semitic *bar- (“son”).

Adjective

בַּר (bar)

1. Clean.

   אנו שומרים על בית בר.

   anu shomrim al bayit bar.

   We keep a clean house.

2. Savage, wild.

   רוב הילדים בשכונה הם ברים.

   rov ha-y'ladim ba-sh'khuna hem barim.

   Most of the children in the neighborhood are savages.

Noun

בַּר (bar) m.

1. Son.
2. Owner.
3. Outside, outdoors.

   הילדים הלכו לשחק בבר.

   ha-y'ladim hal'khu l'sakhek ba-bar.

   The children went to play in the out-of-doors.

Usage notes

• In the senses of “son” and “owner”, this noun appears primarily in its singular construct form (with the meanings “son of” and “owner of”).

Synonyms

• (son): ‎בן ‎(ben)‎
• (owner): ‎בעל ‎(bá'al)‎

Derived terms

• ‎בר מצווה ‎(bar mitzvah)‎

Etymology 2

From English bar.

Noun

בר (bar)

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

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), English bar.

Noun

בר (bar)

1. A bar: 100,000 pascals.

Anagrams

• רב