Meaning of aher | Babel Free

Definitions

1. infertile (not capable of reproducing children; not fertile)
2. barren or sterile (unable to bear children)
3. sterile; scarce, meager, poor in some way
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“meie lehmake on ahtraks jäänud, süstime talle hormoone”

our cow is infertile, we are injecting her with hormones

“kas ta naine vahest põeb või on aher?”

does his wife sometimes get sick or is she barren?

“iljumiseks vajab kadakas valgust, varjus jääb ta ahtraks”

in order to fruit, juniper needs light, in the shade it remains meager.

“rahalises mõttes oli aeg aher”

in financial terms, it was time to be scarce

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