הרדוף

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥοδοδάφνη (rhododáphnē, “oleander”) and first attested in the Talmud.

Noun

הַרְדּוּף • (hardúf) m (plural indefinite הַרְדּוּפִים, singular construct הַרְדּוּף־, plural construct הַרְדּוּפֵי־)

  1. oleander, rosebay (Nerium oleander)
  2. (taxonomy) a shrub of the genus Nerium

Declension

Declension of הַרְדּוּף
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite הַרְדּוּף first הַרְדּוּפִי הַרְדּוּפֵנוּ
definite הַהַרְדּוּף second הַרְדּוּפְךָ הַרְדּוּפֵךְ הַרְדּוּפְכֶם הַרְדּוּפְכֶן
construct הַרְדּוּף־ third הַרְדּוּפוֹ הַרְדּוּפָהּ הַרְדּוּפָם הַרְדּוּפָן
plural indefinite הַרְדּוּפִים first הרדופיי / הַרְדּוּפַי הַרְדּוּפֵינוּ
definite הַהַרְדּוּפִים second הַרְדּוּפֶיךָ הרדופייך / הַרְדּוּפַיִךְ הַרְדּוּפֵיכֶם הַרְדּוּפֵיכֶן
construct הַרְדּוּפֵי־ third הַרְדּוּפָיו הַרְדּוּפֶיהָ הַרְדּוּפֵיהֶם הַרְדּוּפֵיהֶן

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “הַרְדּוּף”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 168a
  • “הרדוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "הרדוף" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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