הברה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ב־ר (h-b-r)
1 term

Perhaps a syncope of הַעֲבָרָה.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(h)avaˈʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

הֲבָרָה • (havará) f (plural indefinite הֲבָרוֹת, singular construct הֲבָרַת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. (linguistics) syllable
  2. phoneme
  3. pronunciation

Synonyms

  • (phoneme): פוֹנֵמָה
  • (pronunciation): הגייה

References

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

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הבֿרה.

Noun

הברה • (havore) f, plural הבֿרוס (havores)

  1. pronunciation (system of; esp. Hebrew)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 52
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