תפוז
Hebrew
Etymology
Blend of תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakh, “apple”) + זָהָב (zaháv, “gold”). Coined by Israeli Hebrew lexicographer Isaac Avinery.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /taˈpuz/
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Noun
תַּפּוּז • (tapúz) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּזִים, plural construct תַּפּוּזֵי־)
- (countable) orange (any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree)
- Synonym: תַּפּוּחַ זָהָב (tapúakh zaháv)
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | תַּפּוּז | first | תַּפּוּזִי | תַּפּוּזֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַתַּפּוּז | second | תַּפּוּזְךָ | תַּפּוּזֵךְ | תַּפּוּזְכֶם | תַּפּוּזְכֶן | |
| construct | תַּפּוּז־ | third | תַּפּוּזוֹ | תַּפּוּזָהּ | תַּפּוּזָם | תַּפּוּזָן | |
| plural | indefinite | תַּפּוּזִים | first | תפוזיי / תַּפּוּזַי | תַּפּוּזֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַתַּפּוּזִים | second | תַּפּוּזֶיךָ | תפוזייך / תַּפּוּזַיִךְ | תַּפּוּזֵיכֶם | תַּפּוּזֵיכֶן | |
| construct | תַּפּוּזֵי־ | third | תַּפּוּזָיו | תַּפּוּזֶיהָ | תַּפּוּזֵיהֶם | תַּפּוּזֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- תָּפֹז
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “תַּפּוּז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 712a