נַעֲרָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. young woman servant, maid (dated)
2. girl of a transitional age (usually between 12-13 years of age), capable of performing mitzvot, but ineligible for marriage (Jewish religious law)
3. girl under 17, ineligible for marriage (Israeli civil law)
Pronunciation
na'ará
Examples189
מֵעוֹדִי לֹא יצאתי עִם נַעֲרָה מִקָּנָדָה.
I've never been out with a Canadian girl.
לכַּמָּה נערות אֲחֵרוֹת אמרת אֵת זֶה?
How many other girls have you said that to?
תּוֹם התיידד עִם נַעֲרָה בשֵׁם מרי.
Tom befriended a girl named Mary.
זֹאת הַנַּעֲרָה שביקשת לִרְאוֹת.
This is the young lady you asked to see.
אֲנִי לֹא מַכִּירָה אֵת הַנַּעֲרָה הַזוֹ.
I don't know this girl.
אֲנִי לֹא מַכִּיר אֵת הַנַּעֲרָה הַזוֹ.
I don't know this girl.