חולני

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ל־ה (kh-l-h)
6 terms

From חוֹלֶה (kholé, “sick, ill”) +‎ ־ָנִי (-aní).

Adjective

חוֹלָנִי • (kholaní) (feminine חוֹלָנִית, masculine plural חוֹלָנִיִּים, feminine plural חוֹלָנִיּוֹת)

  1. (of a person) Slightly ill, sickly, weakened. [from Late Antiquity]
  2. (of a characteristic) Unhealthy, morbid: characteristic of illness. [Modern]
    אובססיה חולנית ― obsésya kholanít ― an unhealthy obsession

References

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