מלוח

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ח (m-l-kh)
3 terms

Compare Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ).

Adjective

מָלוּחַ • (malúakh) (feminine מְלוּחָה, masculine plural מְלוּחִים, feminine plural מְלוּחוֹת)

  1. salty, saline

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic مُلَّاح (mullāḥ, “seepweed”).

Noun

מַלּוּחַ • (malúakh) m

  1. saltbush (any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes)

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