י־ע־ר

Hebrew

Etymology

Found in Aramaic and Ugaritic as well; cognate with Arabic و ع ر (w ʕ r).

Root

י־ע־ר • (y-ʿ-r)

  1. Forming words pertaining to forests.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־ע־ר (0 c, 5 e)
Verbal derivatives
Binyan Verb
Pa'al
Nif'al
Pi'el ייער / יִעֵר (yi'ér)
Pu'al יוער / יֻעַר (yu'ár)
Hif'il
Huf'al
Hitpa'el
Nominal derivatives
  • יַעַר (yá'ar, forest)
  • ייעור / יִעוּר (yi'úr, afforesting)
  • יַעֲרָן (ya'arán, forester)
  • יַעֲרָנוּת (ya'aranút, forestry)
Adjectival derivatives

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “יער”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 261c
  • י־ע־ר”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com