ער

See also: ־ער

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ר (ʿ-w-r)

Etymology 1

Adjective

עֵר • ('ér) (feminine עֵרָה, masculine plural עֵרִים, feminine plural עֵרוֹת)

1. awake (conscious)

Etymology 2

Root
ע־ר־ר (ʿ-r-r)

Noun

עָר • ('ár) m (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עַר־, plural construct עֲרֵי־)

1. laurel (plant)

References

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

Further reading

• ער (סוג) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• רע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German er, from Old High German er, from Proto-West Germanic *iʀ, from Proto-Germanic *iz. Cognate with German er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ/

Pronoun

ער • (er)

1. he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)

Usage notes

• Sometimes informally contracted to ר׳ (r') or ר״ (r") (r'), as in ר׳איז (he is).

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns

person	singular
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n
nominative	איך (ikh)	דו (du)	ער (er)	זי (zi)	עס (es)
dative	מיר (mir)	דיר (dir)	אים (im)	איר (ir)	אים (im)
accusative	מיך (mikh)	דיך (dikh)	אים (im)	זי (zi)	עס (es)
person	plural
	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	מיר (mir)	איר (ir)	זיי (zey)
dative	אונדז (undz)	אײַך (aykh)	זיי (zey)
accusative	אונדז (undz)	אײַך (aykh)	זיי (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.