שער
עברית
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שער¹
Where it comes from
Cognate with Aramaic תַּרְעָא (tarʿā) by metathesis. Cognate with Arabic سِعْر (siʕr) for the "market value" sense.
The "goal" sense in sports might be a semantic loan from German Tor.
noun שַׁעַר · shá'ar · שְׁעָרִים · שַׁעַר־ · שַׁעֲרֵי־
- gateway (entrance) בחומת ירושלים יש שמונה שערים, כולם חשובים ומפורסמים.
- gateway (beginning)
- market value
- title page, front page
- goal
verb שִׁעֵר · shi'ér
- defective spelling of שיער
שער²
Where it comes from
Derived from Proto-Semitic *śaʕr-. Cognate with Arabic شَعْر / شَعَر (šaʕr / šaʕar, “hair”), Ge'ez ጸጕር (ṣägʷr).
noun שֵׂעָר · se'ár · שְׂעַר־ · שְׂעָרִי · שְׂעָרֵנוּ
- hair
In English
- hair mass of such filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals
- goal in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object
- portal grandiose entrance
- approximate to estimate
- gate door-like structure outside
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title = {שער},
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