פרסה

Hebrew

פרסה

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /parˈsa/

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ס (p-r-s)

Combination of the Hebrew forms ־ה +‎ פָּרַס. Compare Hebrew פָּרַס (“divide”).

Noun

פַּרְסָה • (parsa) f (plural indefinite פְּרָסוֹת, singular construct פַּרְסַת־, plural construct פַּרְסוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. hoof
2. horseshoe

Derived terms

• פרסז
• פרסתז

Etymology 2

From Persian فرسنگ (farsang), whence also Aramaic פַּרְסָא, Arabic فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ), Greek παρασάγγης (parasángis).

Noun

פַּרְסָה • (parsá) f (plural indefinite פַּרְסָאוֹת) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. parasang, parsa

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “פַּרְסָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 530b

Anagrams

• ספרה