ארוך
Hebrew
Etymology
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]
- long (having a great distance from one end to the other)
- long (of great duration)
- Used in the construct state, with a noun complement.
- אישה ארוכת שיער ― ishá arukát-se'ár ― a long-haired woman
- אספרג ארוך־עלים ― asparág arókh-alím ― Asparagus horridus (literally, “long-leaved asparagus”)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- קשת ארוכה / קֶשֶׁת אֲרֻכָּה (késhet aruká)