זכוכית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־כ־ך (z-k-k)

From the root ז־כ־ך . Compare Aramaic זְכוּכִיתָא and זְגוּגִיתָא, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (zgwgitā), Akkadian 𒍝𒅗𒅗𒌈 (/⁠zakakatu⁠/) and Arabic زجاج (zujāj).

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Noun

זְכוּכִית • (z'khukhít) f (plural indefinite זְכוּכִיּוֹת, singular construct זְכוּכִית־, plural construct זְכוּכִיּוֹת־)

1. Glass: a transparent, rigid, brittle material.

Derived terms

• תִּקְרַת זְכוּכִית (tikrát z'khukhít)

Related terms

• זגוגית (z'gugít)
• זַגָּג