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מדבר

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Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic Proto-Semitic *madbar- (pasturage), from *ma- +‎ *d-b-r. By surface analysis, מִ־ +‎ ד־ב־ר.

Originally meaning "place to which livestock are driven for pasture."

Noun

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מִדְבָּר (midbárm (plural indefinite מִדְבָּרִים, singular construct מִדְבַּר־, plural construct מִדְבְּרֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. desert, unsettled pastureland
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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מְדַבֵּר (m'dabér)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of דיבר (dibér).

Verb

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מְדֻבָּר (m'dubár)

  1. defective spelling of מדובר.

Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מִדְבָּר (midbár).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מדבר (midberm, plural מדבריות (midboryes)

  1. desert