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"2": "he",
"3": "אֶפְשַׁר",
"t": "possible",
"tr": "efshár"
},
"expansion": "Hebrew אֶפְשַׁר (efshár, “possible”)",
"name": "bor"
},
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hebrew אֶפְשַׁר (efshár, “possible”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "efsher",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
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},
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}
],
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"pos": "adv",
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"glosses": [
"perhaps, maybe"
],
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"perhaps",
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],
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"used to soften a request, could be translated along the lines of \"would you mind\", \"do you... by any chance\", etc."
],
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"would",
"would#English"
],
[
"you",
"you#English"
],
[
"mind",
"mind#English"
],
[
"do",
"do#English"
],
[
"by any chance",
"by any chance#English"
]
]
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"ipa": "/ˈɛfʃəʁ/"
}
],
"word": "אפֿשר"
}
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"Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
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"Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"name": "bor"
},
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"1": "yi",
"2": "he",
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],
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"romanization"
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}
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},
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"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"perhaps, maybe"
],
"links": [
[
"perhaps",
"perhaps"
],
[
"maybe",
"maybe"
]
]
},
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"used to soften a request, could be translated along the lines of \"would you mind\", \"do you... by any chance\", etc."
],
"links": [
[
"would",
"would#English"
],
[
"you",
"you#English"
],
[
"mind",
"mind#English"
],
[
"do",
"do#English"
],
[
"by any chance",
"by any chance#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛfʃəʁ/"
}
],
"word": "אפֿשר"
}
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