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

Adjective

חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. spicy (of food)
  2. sharp, harsh, sharply critical (of criticism, or of text)

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

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חָרִיף (kharíf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχa(ː)rəf/

Noun

חריף • (kharefm, plural חריפֿים (khrifim / kharifim)

  1. whiz, person with a keen mind
adjectives
  • חריפֿיש (kharifish)
nouns
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