חריף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ר־ף (kh-r-p)
5 terms

Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare also Arabic حريف and Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. spicy (of food)
  2. sharp, harsh, sharply critical (of criticism, or of text)

Derived terms

  • חֲרִיפוּת (kharifút, “spiciness”)
  • מַשְׁקֶה חָרִיף (mashké kharíf)

Descendants

  • → Ladino: harif

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “חָרִיף”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 232c
  • “חריף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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Etymology

From Hebrew חָרִיף.

Adjective

חריף • (kharif)

  1. sharp
  2. (figurative) intelligent, sagacious
  • חריפֿות (kharifes)
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