יקר
Aramaic edit
Verb edit
יקר • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| י־ק־ר (y-q-r) |
From Proto-Semitic *waqar- (“to be heavy or weighty; a tree laden with fruits; to be honorable or to hold weight in value”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *waqar-; compare Egyptian jqr (“excellent, worthy”) and Arabic وَقارْ (waqār, “dignity, sobriety”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
יָקָר • (yakár) (feminine יְקָרָה, masculine plural יְקָרִים, feminine plural יְקָרוֹת)
- expensive (having a high price, cost)
- dear, precious
- 1970, “הגוסס [The Moribund]”, in Dan Almagor (lyrics), Jacques Brel (music), עולמו של ז׳אק ברל [The World of Jacques Brel][1], performed by Israel Gurion, Israfon:
- היה שלום אמיל יקר.
- hayá shalóm Emíl yakár.
- Farewell, dear Emile.
Derived terms edit
- אֶבֶן יְקָרָה (éven yekará)
- יְקַר עֵרֶךְ (y'kar 'érekh)
Noun edit
יֹקֶר • (yóker) m
References edit
- “יקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- H3368 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible