brr / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root brr: barrio, birr.

brr

To be(come) clear, pure, white.

1. barrio, from Arabic barrī, 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 bərr, coin, silver (< "white metal").

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