פרו

See also: פרו־

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Latin pro-; compare English pro-.

Prefix

פְּרוֹ • (p'ró)

1. Pro-: forming adjectives relating to support.

   מחאה פרו פלסטינית ― m'kha'á p'ró falestínit ― a pro-Palestinian protest

Usage notes

• This prefix is often written with a hyphen or makaf: פְּרוֹ־ (p'ro-). For example, the above phrase פרו פלסטינית can also be written פרו־פלסטינית; both spellings are common, and they are interchangeable.

Etymology 2

From the root פ־ר־ה in pa'al construction

Verb

פָּרוּ • (parú)

1. Third-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of פָּרָה (pará)

Verb

פְּרוּ • (p'ru)

1. Masculine plural imperative of פָּרָה (pará)

Derived terms

• פרו ורבו

Etymology 3

Noun

פָּרוֹ • (paró)

1. singular form of פָּר (par)‎ with third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as possessor: his bull

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish Perú.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /peˈʁu/

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Proper noun

פֶּרוּ • (perú)

1. Peru (a country in South America)

Further reading

• פרו on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he