אגס

Hebrew

אַגָּס

Root
א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s)
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈɡas/

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Noun

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

1. pear (an edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem)
2. pear (a type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis))
3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
4. (slang) An electric light bulb.

Declension

Declension of אַגָּס

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	אַגָּס	first	אַגָּסִי		אַגָּסֵנוּ
	definite	הָאַגָּס	second	אַגָּסְךָ	אַגָּסֵךְ	אַגַּסְכֶם	אַגַּסְכֶן
	construct	אַגַּס־	third	אַגָּסוֹ	אַגָּסָהּ	אַגָּסָם	אַגָּסָן
plural	indefinite	אַגָּסִים	first	אגסיי / אַגָּסַי		אַגָּסֵינוּ
	definite	הָאַגָּסִים	second	אַגָּסֶיךָ	אגסייך / אַגָּסַיִךְ	אַגָּסֵיכֶם	אַגָּסֵיכֶן
	construct	אַגָּסֵי־	third	אַגָּסָיו	אַגָּסֶיהָ	אַגָּסֵיהֶם	אַגָּסֵיהֶן

Synonyms

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

Descendants

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

See also

• אַגָּס נאשי (agás náshi, “Asian pear”)

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