ארוך

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ר־ך (ʾ-r-k)
5 terms

From the same root as Aramaic אריכא ('ariḵa, long).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈʁoχ/
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Adjective

ארוך / אָרֹךְ • (arókh) (feminine ארוכה / אֲרֻכָּה, masculine plural ארוכים / אֲרֻכִּים, feminine plural ארוכות / אֲרֻכּוֹת) [pattern: קָטֹל]

  1. long (having a great distance from one end to the other)
  2. long (of great duration)
  3. Used in the construct state, with a noun complement.
    אישה ארוכת שיערishá arukát-se'ára long-haired woman
    אספרג ארוך־עליםasparág arókh-alímAsparagus horridus (literally, “long-leaved asparagus”)

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