א־פ־ר

Hebrew

Etymology

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Root

א־פ־ר • (ʾ-p-r)

1. Related to ash, (by extension) greyness.
2. Related to pastures.
3. Related to bandages, masks, (by extension) make-up.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־פ־ר (0 c, 5 e)

See also

• ע־פ־ר (ʿ-p-r, “related to ash, dust”)

Further reading

• “א־פ־ר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “א־פ־ר”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾPR”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 99
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “אֵפֶר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 48c
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “אֲפָר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 48c
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “אֲפֵר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[3], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 48c