הברה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ב־ר (h-b-r)
1 term

Perhaps a syncope of הַעֲבָרָה.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /(h)avaˈʁa/

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Noun

הֲבָרָה • (havará) f (plural indefinite הֲבָרוֹת, singular construct הֲבָרַת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. (linguistics) syllable
2. phoneme
3. pronunciation

Synonyms

• (phoneme): פוֹנֵמָה, הֶגֶה (hége)
• (pronunciation): הגייה (hagiyá)

References

• “הברה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• הברה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הבֿרה.

Noun

הברה • (havore) f, plural הבֿרוס (havores)

1. pronunciation (system of; esp. Hebrew)

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998), A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 52