| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | brr. |
| DEFINITION: | To be(come) clear, pure, white. 1. barrio, from Arabic barr , open (of land), rural, from barr, open area, akin to barra, to be kind, true, in derived stem barrara, to clear, acquit. 2. birr2, from Amharic b rr, coin, silver (< “white metal”). |
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