פרו

See also: פרו־

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Latin pro-; compare English pro-.

Prefix

פְּרוֹ • (p'ró)

  1. Pro-: forming adjectives relating to support.
    מחאה פרו פלסטיניתm'kha'á p'ró falestínita 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)

  1. Third-person plural past (suffix conjugation) of פָּרָה (pará)

Verb

פְּרוּ • (p'ru)

  1. Masculine plural imperative of פָּרָה (pará)
Derived terms
  • פרו ורבו

Noun

פָּרוֹ • (paró)

  1. Singular form of פָּר (par) with third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as possessor: his bull

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Spanish Perú.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /peˈʁu/
  • (file)

Proper noun

פֶּרוּ • (perú)

  1. Peru (a country in South America).

Further reading

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