חריף
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ר־ף (kh-r-p) |
| 6 terms |
Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare also Arabic حريف and Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈʁif/
Adjective
חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]
Derived terms
- חֲרִיפוּת (kharifút, “spiciness”)
- מַשְׁקֶה חָרִיף (mashké kharíf)
Descendants
- → Ladino: harif
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987), “חָרִיף”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 232c
- “חריף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- חריף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew חָרִיף (kharíf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈχa(ː)rəf/
Noun
חריף • (kharef) m, plural חריפֿים (khrifim / kharifim)
Related terms
adjectives
- חריפֿיש (kharifish)
nouns
- חריפֿות (kharifes)
- חריצות (kharitses)
verbs
- חריפֿהן (kharifn)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “חריף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [2].
- Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “חריף”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “whiz, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN