שפעת
Hebrew edit
| Root |
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| שׁ־פ־ע (š-p-ʿ) |
Etymology edit
From the root שׁ־פ־ע (sh-p-`), and especially the noun השפעה (hashpa'á, “influence”), in the qaTTéleth construction. A calque of Italian influenza (“influence, influenza”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
שַׁפַּעַת • (shapá'at) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]
References edit
- “שַׁפַּֽעַת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1408.