שיער

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׂ־ע־ר (s-ʿ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (hair).

Cognate with Arabic شعر.

Noun

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שיער / שֵׂעָר (se'árm

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

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Root
שׁ־ע־ר (sh-ʿ-r)

Verb

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

  1. assess (determine the value of), appraise
Conjugation
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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Compare German schier.

Adverb

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שיער (shier)

  1. nearly

Usage notes

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