שנהב
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
A compound of שֵׁן (shén, “tooth”) and a disputed second element, probably from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”).
Noun edit
שֶׁנְהָב • (shenháv) m (plural indefinite שֶׁנְהַבִּים, singular construct שֶׁנְהַב־, plural construct שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־)
- ivory (material)
- ivory (color)
- (dentistry) dentin
- Synonym: דֶנְטִין
- (obsolete) elephant
- Synonym: פִּיל
Derived terms edit
- חוֹף הַשֶּׁנְהָב (khof ha-shenháv, “Ivory Coast”)