סגול

Hebrew

ניקוד
Root
ס־ג־ל (s-g-l)
7 terms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic סְגוֹלָא / ܣܓܘܿܠܵܐ (sḡōlā, cluster), due to its graphic shape thought to resemble grapes. Accordingly, in the earliest Hebrew-language Masoretic treatises with shva on the samekh. Doublet of אֶשְׁכּוֹל (eshkól).

Noun

סֶגוֹל • (sególm (plural indefinite סֶגוֹלִים)

  1. segol (a Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/)
Alternative forms
  • סְגוֹל (segól)
Derived terms
References
  • סגול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading

Etymology 2

From סֶגֶל (ségel, violet (flower)).

Adjective

סגול / סָגֹל • (sagól) (feminine סגולה / סְגֻלָּה, masculine plural סגולים / סְגֻלִּים, feminine plural סגולות / סְגֻלּוֹת) [pattern: קָטֹל]

  1. violet, purple
Derived terms

See also

Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפור / אָפֹר (afór)      שחור / שָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדום / אָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתום / כָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khúm)              צהוב / צָהֹב (tsahóv); קְרֶם (krém)
             לַיְם / ליים (láym)              ירוק / יָרֹק (yarók)             
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחול / כָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגול / סָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (majénta); סגול / סָגֹל (sagól)              ורוד / וָרֹד (varód)