جسر

Meaning

Noun

bridge

Verb

1. (transitive) to arch, to vault (a bridge)
2. (transitive) to span, to traverse, to cross (as if by a bridge)

Verb

1. (transitive) to dare, to risk, to venture
2. (transitive) to act boldly or courageously

Concepts

bridge

cross

encourage

footbridge

pont

risk

span

venture

Bridge

Synonyms

قنطرة

Translations

Brücke

pont

puente

ponte

pons

ponte

brug

köprü

pont

γέφυρα

pont

bridge

γεφύρι

pir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒisr/

Etymology

From Aramaic גִּישְׁרָא / גִּשְׁרָא (gišrā) / ܓܫܪܐ (gešrā), with Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר (géšer) from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”). Note the meaning “timber, beam” in Syriac – originally the Arabic word meant a wooden bridge in distinction from a stone bridge قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara). The word has a derivation in Akkadian from 𒄑𒃡 (GIŠ.ÙR), 𒄑𒃡𒋗 (GIŠ.ŠU.ÙR /⁠gušūru, gašūru⁠/, “tree-trunk; felled log, timber; beams”), itself considered a Sumerian loanword.