שזיף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ז־ף (sh-z-p)

Unknown. Perhaps related to שָׁזוּף (shazúf, “tanned, sunburnt”) because of the appearance of the fruit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

שזיף על עץ. (“Plum on a tree.”)

שְׁזִיף • (sh'zíf) m (plural indefinite שְׁזִיפִים, plural construct שְׁזִיפֵי־) [pattern: קְטִיל]

1. plum

Declension

Declension of שְׁזִיף

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	שְׁזִיף	first	שְׁזִיפִי		שְׁזִיפֵנוּ
	definite	הַשְּׁזִיף	second	שְׁזִיפְךָ	שְׁזִיפֵךְ	שְׁזִיפְכֶם	שְׁזִיפְכֶן
	construct	שְׁזִיף־	third	שְׁזִיפוֹ	שְׁזִיפָהּ	שְׁזִיפָם	שְׁזִיפָן
plural	indefinite	שְׁזִיפִים	first	שזיפיי / שְׁזִיפַי		שְׁזִיפֵינוּ
	definite	הַשְּׁזִיפִים	second	שְׁזִיפֶיךָ	שזיפייך / שְׁזִיפַיִךְ	שְׁזִיפֵיכֶם	שְׁזִיפֵיכֶן
	construct	שְׁזִיפֵי־	third	שְׁזִיפָיו	שְׁזִיפֶיהָ	שְׁזִיפֵיהֶם	שְׁזִיפֵיהֶן