פיל

See also: פֿיל

Hebrew

Etymology

Uncertain, but usually regarded as a non-Semitic Afroasiatic loanword, see Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru).

Other Semitic cognates include Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā) and Arabic فِيل (fīl). Compare also Old Armenian փիղ (pʻił), Persian پیل (pil), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).

Noun

פִּיל • (píl) m (plural indefinite פִּילִים, singular construct פִּילֵי־)

  1. elephant

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Yiddish

Adjective

פיל • (fil)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of פֿיל (fil).
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