זיקית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ו־ק (z-w-q)

Compare Aramaic זָקִיתָא (“chameleon”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

זִיקִית / זִקִּית • (zikít) f (plural indefinite זִקִּיּוֹת)

1. chameleon (a kind of lizard)
2. chameleon (a person with inconstant behavior)

References

• “זיקית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• זיקית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he