behr

See also: Behr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish beirid (“carries, bears, brings forth”).

Verb

behr (verbal noun brey, past participle behrt)

  1. to bear (give birth to)

Synonyms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
behrvehrmehr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms
  • behir, behre

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛhɾ/
  • Hyphenation: behr

Noun

behr f (Arabic spelling بەھر)

  1. portion, lot, part, share
    Synonyms: beş, pay, pişk
Declension
Declension of behr
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative behr behr
Construct behra behrên
Oblique behrê behran
Demonstrative oblique wê behrê wan behran
Vocative behrê behrino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative behrek behrin
Construct behreke behrine
Oblique behrekê behrinan

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”), from Proto-West Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛhɾ/, /bɛħɾ/
  • Hyphenation: behr

Noun

beḧr or behr f (Arabic spelling بەحر or بەھر)

  1. sea, ocean
    Synonym: derya
Declension
Declension of behr
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative behr behr
Construct behra behrên
Oblique behrê behran
Demonstrative oblique wê behrê wan behran
Vocative behrê behrino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative behrek behrin
Construct behreke behrine
Oblique behrekê behrinan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “behr I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 39
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “behr II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 39
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “beḧr”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 39
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