בורות

Hebrew

Root
ב־ו־ר (b-w-r)
3 terms

Etymology

From בּוּר (bur, “ignorant”) +‎ ־וּת (-út)

Pronunciation

Noun

בּוּרוּת • (burút) f

  1. ignorance
  2. illiteracy

Declension

Declension of בּוּרוּת
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite בּוּרוּת first בּוּרוּתִי בּוּרוּתֵנוּ
definite הַבּוּרוּת second בּוּרוּתְךָ בּוּרוּתֵךְ בּוּרוּתְכֶם בּוּרוּתְכֶן
construct בּוּרוּת־ third בּוּרוּתוֹ בּוּרוּתָהּ בּוּרוּתָם בּוּרוּתָן

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “בּוּרוּת”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 67b
  • “בורות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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