بر
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بر¹
- /barr/
- /bar.ra/
- /birr/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *barr-.
noun بَرّ · barr · الْبَرّ · بَرٌّ
- land, dry land (as opposed to sea)
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outside, field
Opposite: جَوّ
verb يَبَرُّ · بَرَّ · barra · بَرِرْتُ · بِرّ
- to be righteous, to be pious, to be godly, to be reverent, to be religious
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to straighten up, to reform
Similar: صَلَحَ, اِسْتَقَام · Opposite: فَجَرَ
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to be kind or generous to
Similar: أَحْسَنَ
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to respect or to be respectful [with بِ (bi) ‘to elders, one's parents or grandparents, old kinsmen, a deity, and so on’], to honor, to revere; to obey
بَرَّ الصَّبِيُّ وَالِدَيْهِ وَرَبَّهُ
Similar: وَقَّرَ
- to deem (an act) true, sincere, or pious; to accept or bless (a religious ritual) بَرَّ اللهُ حَجَّهُ وَصَلَاتَهُ
- to be true, sincere, or pious بَرَّ حَجُّهُ وَصَلَاتُهُ
noun بِرّ · birr · الْبِرّ · بِرٌّ
- verbal noun of بَرَّ (barra) (form I)
- faith, godliness, piety
- respectfulness
- kindness
adjective بَرّ · barr · أَبْرَار · الْبَرّ · بَرَّة
بر²
- /burr/
Where it comes from
Probably one of the words Yemenite expatriates picked up in the Byzantine Empire, from Ancient Greek πυρός (purós), similar to فِرْسِك (firsik, “peach”), if it is correct that one has to posit for Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ a meaning “spelt”. Another word for spelt or dinkel wheat is borrowed from Ancient Greek: خَنْدَرُوس (ḵandarūs).
The similar Hebrew בָּר (bār, “grain, corn”) may be instead from the same derivation as the etymon of بَزْر (bazr, “seed”). The similarity to Proto-Slavic *bъrъ (“foxtail millet”) is also likely a coincidence.
noun بُرّ · burr · بُرَّة · أَبْرَار · الْبُرّ
- wheat فخرجت إلى الساحل أربد بكلة وهذا أول الهند ومنتهى مسير المراكب لا يتهيّأ لها أن يتجاوزها وألا غرقت قال فلما وصلت إلى كلة رأيته وهي عظيمة عالية السور كثيرة البساتين غزيرة الماء ووجدت بها معدن الرصاص القلعي لا يكون إلا في قلعتها في سائر الدنيا، وفي هذه القلعة تضرب السيوف القلعية، وهي الهندية العتيقة …
In English
Talk about this word "بر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. بر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1 "بر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D8%B1.Cite this
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title = {بر},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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