"bar" meaning in Somali

See bar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ˈb̥ɑ̄rr̥] Forms: bare [agentive], bari [causative], baran [passive], baro [middle]
Etymology: Cognate with Garre bar (“teach”), Jiiddu baraal, Oromo baruu (“learn”), Afar barite (“learn”). Reinisch compares Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”). Compare also baar (“to examine, investigate”). Etymology templates: {{cog|gex|bar|t=teach}} Garre bar (“teach”), {{cog|jii|baraal}} Jiiddu baraal, {{cog|om|baruu|t=learn}} Oromo baruu (“learn”), {{cog|aa|barite|t=learn}} Afar barite (“learn”), {{ncog|he|ביאר|t=to explain, clarify}} Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”) Head templates: {{head|so|verb|agentive|bare|causative|bari|passive|baran|middle|baro}} bar (agentive bare, causative bari, passive baran, middle baro), {{term-label|so|imperative}} (imperative)
  1. (transitive) teach Tags: imperative, transitive Derived forms: barwaaqo (english: prosperity)
    Sense id: en-bar-so-verb-6wtCcO2z Categories (other): Pages with 60 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bar",
      "bar#Garre"
    ],
    [
      "baraal",
      "baraal#Jiiddu"
    ],
    [
      "baruu",
      "baruu#Oromo"
    ],
    [
      "barite",
      "barite#Afar"
    ],
    [
      "ביאר",
      "ביאר#Hebrew"
    ],
    [
      "baar",
      "baar#Somali"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "bar",
        "t": "teach"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre bar (“teach”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "baraal"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu baraal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "baruu",
        "t": "learn"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo baruu (“learn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "barite",
        "t": "learn"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar barite (“learn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ביאר",
        "t": "to explain, clarify"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Garre bar (“teach”), Jiiddu baraal, Oromo baruu (“learn”), Afar barite (“learn”). Reinisch compares Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”). Compare also baar (“to examine, investigate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bare",
      "tags": [
        "agentive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bari",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baran",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baro",
      "tags": [
        "middle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "10": "baro",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "agentive",
        "4": "bare",
        "5": "causative",
        "6": "bari",
        "7": "passive",
        "8": "baran",
        "9": "middle"
      },
      "expansion": "bar (agentive bare, causative bari, passive baran, middle baro)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "imperative"
      },
      "expansion": "(imperative)",
      "name": "term-label"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 60 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "prosperity",
          "translation": "prosperity",
          "word": "barwaaqo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teach"
      ],
      "id": "en-bar-so-verb-6wtCcO2z",
      "links": [
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) teach"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈb̥ɑ̄rr̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bar"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "prosperity",
      "translation": "prosperity",
      "word": "barwaaqo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bar",
      "bar#Garre"
    ],
    [
      "baraal",
      "baraal#Jiiddu"
    ],
    [
      "baruu",
      "baruu#Oromo"
    ],
    [
      "barite",
      "barite#Afar"
    ],
    [
      "ביאר",
      "ביאר#Hebrew"
    ],
    [
      "baar",
      "baar#Somali"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "bar",
        "t": "teach"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre bar (“teach”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "baraal"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu baraal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "baruu",
        "t": "learn"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo baruu (“learn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "barite",
        "t": "learn"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar barite (“learn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ביאר",
        "t": "to explain, clarify"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Garre bar (“teach”), Jiiddu baraal, Oromo baruu (“learn”), Afar barite (“learn”). Reinisch compares Hebrew ביאר (“to explain, clarify”). Compare also baar (“to examine, investigate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bare",
      "tags": [
        "agentive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bari",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baran",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baro",
      "tags": [
        "middle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "10": "baro",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "agentive",
        "4": "bare",
        "5": "causative",
        "6": "bari",
        "7": "passive",
        "8": "baran",
        "9": "middle"
      },
      "expansion": "bar (agentive bare, causative bari, passive baran, middle baro)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "imperative"
      },
      "expansion": "(imperative)",
      "name": "term-label"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 60 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali transitive verbs",
        "Somali verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teach"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) teach"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈb̥ɑ̄rr̥]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bar"
}

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