שיער

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
שׂ־ע־ר (ś-ʿ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (hair).

Cognate with Arabic شعر.

Noun[edit]

שיער / שֵׂעָר (se'árm

  1. hair
    השיער שלי שחור.
    hase'ar sheli shakhór.
    My hair is black.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
שׁ־ע־ר (š-ʿ-r)

Verb[edit]

שיער / שִׁעֵר (shi'ér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. assess (determine the value of), appraise
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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German schier.

Adverb[edit]

שיער (shier)

  1. nearly

Usage notes[edit]

Often used with a negator "איך האָב שיער ניט גע'חלש'ט".