פרו
See also: פרו־
Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Latin pro-; compare English pro-.
Prefix
פְּרוֹ • (p'ró)
- 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)
- Third-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of פָּרָה (pará)
Verb
פְּרוּ • (p'ru)
- Masculine plural imperative of פָּרָה (pará)
Derived terms
- פרו ורבו
Etymology 3
Noun
פָּרוֹ • (paró)
- singular form of פָּר (par) with third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as possessor: his bull
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /peˈʁu/
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Proper noun
פֵּרוּ • (perú)
- Peru (a country in South America)
Further reading
- פרו on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he