פרס

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פרס¹

  • /paˈʁas/ Modern Israeli

verb פָּרַס · parás · נִפְרַס · לפרוס · לִפְרֹס · פְּרִיסָה

  1. construction pa'al to slice, to cut

    Similar: בָּצַע

noun פֶּרֶס · péres · פְּרָסִים · פַּרְסֶי־

  1. bearded vulture (a long-winged vulture, of species Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India)

proper noun פֶּרֶס · péres

  1. a surname

פרס²

Where it comes from

Alternative spelling of פָּרַשׂ (parás).

verb פָּרַס · parás · נִפְרַס · לפרוס · לִפְרֹס · פְּרִיסָה

  1. construction pa'al to spread, spread (something) out פרסנו את שקי השינה מסביב למעגל האבנים, ומיכל הוציאה מהתיק שלה חבילת שפודים ושתי חבילות מרשמלו שאמא שלה שלחה לנו.
  2. construction pa'al to stretch (something) out

פרס³

Where it comes from

Strengthened due to phono-semantic matching of English prize or related internationalism.

noun פְּרָס · prás · פְּרָסִים · פְּרַס־ · פְּרָסֵי־

  1. a reward, a prize

פרס⁴

Where it comes from

From Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/).

proper noun פָּרָס · parás

  1. Persia

פרס⁵

proper noun

  1. a surname, Peres

In English

  • Persia region of ancient Iran
  • lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
  • award trophy or medal
  • reward something of value given in return for an act
  • prize honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • slice to cut into slices

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פרס},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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