קוף
See also: קו״ף
Hebrew edit
Root |
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ק־ו־ף (q-w-p) |
Etymology 1 edit
Likely a borrowing from a language spoken East of Canaan, related to Middle Persian [script needed] (kpyk' /kabīg/, “monkey”) and perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit कपि (kapi, “ape, monkey”). Monkeys are not native to the region of Canaan.
Pronunciation edit
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kɔf/
(file)
Noun edit
קוֹף • (kof) m (plural indefinite קוֹפִים)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
קוּף • (kuf) f (singular construct קוּף־)
References edit
- “קוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- קוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he