פרו

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From Latin pro-; compare English pro-.

Prefix

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פְּרוֹ (p'ró)

  1. Pro-: forming adjectives relating to support.
    מחאה פרו פלסטיניתm'kha'á p'ró falestínita pro-Palestinian protest
Usage notes
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  • This prefix is often written with a hyphen or makaf: פְּרוֹ־ (p'ro-). For example, the above phrase פרו פלסטינית can also be written פרו־פלסטינית; both spellings are common, and they are interchangeable.

Etymology 2

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From the root פ־ר־ה in pa'al construction

Verb

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פָּרוּ (parú)

  1. Third-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of פָּרָה (pará)

Verb

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פְּרוּ (p'ru)

  1. Masculine plural imperative of פָּרָה (pará)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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פָּרוֹ (paró)

  1. singular form of פָּר (par) with third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as possessor: his bull

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Spanish Perú.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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פֶּרוּ (perú)

  1. Peru (a country in South America)

Further reading

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