אגס

Hebrew

אַגָּס

Root
א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s)

Etymology

From an unknown substrate language; attested in Akkadian 𒄑𒀭𒂵𒋗 (angašu, “pear or plum tree”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אַגָּס • (agás) m (plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. A pear, a fruit borne by trees of the genus Pyrus, and especially the cultivated species Pyrus communis.
2. A pear tree, a tree that bears such fruit.
3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
4. (slang) An electric light bulb.

Synonyms

• (pear): פְּרִי־אַגָּס (pri-agás)
• (pear tree): עֵץ־אַגָּס (eitz-agás), אַגָּסָה (agasá)
• (Pyrus): Pyrus (translingual)
• (electric light): נוּרָה (nurá)

Descendants

• → Arabic: إِجَّاص (ʔijjāṣ)
  • Maltese: lanġasa

References

• “אַגָּס” 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 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 10.
• “אגס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אגס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he