צרעה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ר־ע (ts-r-ʿ)
3 terms

Uncertain. Cognate with Aramaic עַרְעִיתָא.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /t͡siʁˈ(ʔ)a/
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Noun

צִרְעָה • (tsir'á) f (plural indefinite צְרָעוֹת, singular construct צִרְעַת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. wasp

Notes

The stem of the plural forms differs from the singular one; the expected plural form would be *צִרְעוֹת. For a similar case see כִּלְיָה (kilyá, “kidney”).

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