נקי
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| נ־ק־ה (n-q-h) |
| 4 terms |
Related to Arabic نَقِيّ (naqiyy, “pure, clean”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /naˈki/
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Adjective
נָקִי • (nakí) (feminine נְקִיָּה, masculine plural נְקִיִּים, feminine plural נְקִיּוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]
Antonyms
- מלוכלך (m'lukhlákh, “dirty”)
References
- H5355 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “נקי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Yiddish
Etymology
Adjective
נקי • (noki)
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 128