חולה

Hebrew

Root
ח־ל־ה (kh-l-h)
6 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

חוֹלֶה • (kholé)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of חָלָה (khalá).

Adjective

חוֹלֶה • (kholé) (feminine חוֹלָה)

  1. sick, ill

Noun

חוֹלֶה • (kholém (plural indefinite חוֹלִים, singular construct חוֹלֵה־, feminine counterpart חוֹלָה)

  1. sick person

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Alternative forms

  • כוילע (khoyle)Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew חוֹלֶה.

Noun

חולה • (khoylem, plural חולאָים (kheloyem) or חלאים (khaloem), feminine חולנית (khoylanes)

  1. sick person