עקרא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic عَقِير (ʕaqīr, “barren, wounded”) and Arabic عَاقِر (ʕāqir, “sterile, unproductive”)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʕaqrɑʔ/

Adjective

עקרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עקרא)

1. barren, sterile

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʕaqɑrɑʔ/

Noun

עקרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עקרא)

1. extractor

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ʕqɑrɑʔ/

Noun

עקרא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. extirpation, eradication
2. tooth extraction

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛqrɑʔ/

Noun

עקרא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. germination

Pronunciation 5

• IPA^(key): /ʕɛqɑrɑʔ/

Noun

עקרא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. root, stump, shoot (of a plant)
2. origin, stock
3. herb