עיקר

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Hebrew

Root
ע־ק־ר (ʿ-q-r)

Noun

עיקר / עִקָּר ('ikárm (plural indefinite עיקרים / עִקָּרִים, singular construct עיקר / עִקַּר־, plural construct עיקרי / עִקְּרֵי־)

  1. essence, main part, gist, crux
  2. most (of)
  3. principle
  4. (definite, slang) the most important thing

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

עיקר / עִקֵּר ('ikér) (pi'el construction)

  1. to sterilize

References

  • עיקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עִקָּר ('ikár).

Particle

עיקר (iker)

  1. Only used in דער עיקר (der iker)

Derived terms