חריג

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ר־ג (kh-r-g)
2 terms

Derived in Modern Hebrew from the verb חָרַג (kharág, “to exceed”), which experienced a semantic reshaping to mean "exceed a boundary/norm".

Pronunciation

Adjective

חָרִיג • (kharíg) (feminine חֲרִיגָה, masculine plural חֲרִיגִים, feminine plural חֲרִיגוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. exceptional, unusual
  • חֲרִיגָה (kharigá, “exception”)

References

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