צלחת

Hebrew

Root
צ־ל־ח (ts-l-kh)
7 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic, akin to Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn, “bowl, plate”) and Ge'ez ጻሕል (ṣaḥl, “bowl, jar, pan”).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

צַלַּחַת • (tsaláchat) f (plural indefinite צַלָּחוֹת) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. plate (a slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten)

Synonyms

• צֵלָחָה (tselakha, ṣēlāḥâ)

Coordinate terms

• קְעָרָה (k'ara)

References

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

Further reading

• צלחת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he