אגס
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s) |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From an unknown substrate language; attested in Akkadian 𒄑𒀭𒂵𒋗 (angašu, “pear or plum tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈɡas/
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Noun
אַגָּס • (agás) m (plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־, plural construct אַגָּסֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]
- pear (an edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem)
- pear (a type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis))
- Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
- (slang) An electric light bulb.
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | אַגָּס | first | אַגָּסִי | אַגָּסֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַגָּס | second | אַגָּסְךָ | אַגָּסֵךְ | אַגַּסְכֶם | אַגַּסְכֶן | |
| construct | אַגַּס־ | third | אַגָּסוֹ | אַגָּסָהּ | אַגָּסָם | אַגָּסָן | |
| plural | indefinite | אַגָּסִים | first | אגסיי / אַגָּסַי | אַגָּסֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הָאַגָּסִים | second | אַגָּסֶיךָ | אגסייך / אַגָּסַיִךְ | אַגָּסֵיכֶם | אַגָּסֵיכֶן | |
| construct | אַגָּסֵי־ | third | אַגָּסָיו | אַגָּסֶיהָ | אַגָּסֵיהֶם | אַגָּסֵיהֶן | |
Synonyms
- (pear): פְּרִי־אַגָּס (pri-agás)
- (pear tree): עֵץ־אַגָּס (ets-agás), אַגָּסָה (agasá)
- (Pyrus): Pyrus (translingual)
- (electric light): נוּרָה (nurá)
Descendants
See also
- אַגָּס נאשי (agás náshi, “Asian pear”)
References
- “אַגָּס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 10.
- “אגס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- אגס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he