The root
ד־ב־ר
Speak. How many words do you know with this root?
לְדַבֵּר
Verb · pi'el
to speak, to talk
ledaberIn a sentenceאֲנִי רוֹצֶה לְדַבֵּר אִיתָּךְ עַל מַשֶּׁהוּ חָשׁוּב.I want to talk to you about something important. (to a woman)ani rotse ledaber itach al mashehu chashuv
דָּבָר
Noun (m.) · katal pattern
thing, word
davarIn a sentenceהִיא לֹא אָמְרָה אַף דָּבָר כָּל הָעֶרֶב.She didn't say a single word all evening.hi lo amra af davar kol ha-erev
מִדְבָּר
Noun (m.) · miktal pattern
desert
midbarIn a sentenceנָסַעְנוּ לַמִּדְבָּר בְּסוֹף הַשָּׁבוּעַ.We went to the desert at the weekend.nasanu la-midbar be-sof ha-shavu'a
דִּיבּוּר
Noun (m.) · kitul pattern
speech, speaking
diburIn a sentenceהַדִּיבּוּר שֶׁלְּךָ הִשְׁתַּפֵּר מְאוֹד הַשָּׁנָה.Your speaking has improved a lot this year.ha-dibur shelcha hishtaper me'od ha-shana
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