אסור

Hebrew

Root
א־ס־ר (ʾ-s-r)
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aˈsuʁ/
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Adjective

אָסוּר • (asúr) (feminine אֲסוּרָה, masculine plural אֲסוּרִים, feminine plural אֲסוּרוֹת)

  1. forbidden
    • אפרת גוש, תמיד כשאתה בא
      תמיד כשאתה בא, אני טיפה יותר; יודעת שאסור, אבל זה לא עוזר לי, לא עוזר
      tamid k'she'ata ba, 'ani tipa yoter; yoda'at she'asur, 'aval ze lo 'ozer li, lo 'ozer
      Whenever you come, I'm a drop more; [I] know that [it's] forbidden, but that doesn't help me, doesn't help.
  2. incarcerated
  3. tied up, bound

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

אִסּוּר • (isúrm

  1. defective spelling of איסור

Anagrams

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew אסור (asúr).

Adjective

אסור (Latin spelling asur)

  1. prohibited (by religious law)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈɔsəʁ/
  • (Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈuːsəʁ/

Adjective

אסור • (oser)

  1. forbidden