עזרה

Hebrew

Root
ע־ז־ר (ʿ-z-r)

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕaḏr- m (“help”, verbal noun); the meaning of this verb *ʕaḏar- (“to assist”) has specialized in Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr) and Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧 (ʿḏr, “excuse, pardon”) but is also kept in Sabaean 𐩲𐩹𐩧 (ʿḏr, “followers; community”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

עֶזְרָה • (ʿezrá) f (plural indefinite עֶזְרוֹת, singular construct עֶזְרַת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. help

Derived terms

• עֶזְרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה ('ezrá rishoná)
• עֶזְרָה הֲדָדִית ('ezrá hădadít)