חוף
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Aramaic[edit]
Verb[edit]
חוף • (transliteration needed)
- to wash
Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Aramaic חוֹפָא (ḥōfā, “border, rim”). Cognate with Arabic حَافَة (ḥāfa).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
חוֹף • (khof) m (plural indefinite חוֹפִים, singular construct חוֹף־, plural construct חוֹפֵי־)
Declension[edit]
Declension of חוֹף
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חוֹף | first | חוֹפִי | חוֹפֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַחוֹף | second | חוֹפְךָ | חוֹפֵךְ | חוֹפְכֶם | חוֹפְכֶן | |
| construct | חוֹף־ | third | חוֹפוֹ | חוֹפָהּ | חוֹפָם | חוֹפָן | |
| plural | indefinite | חוֹפִים | first | חופיי / חוֹפַי | חוֹפֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַחוֹפִים | second | חוֹפֶיךָ | חופייך / חוֹפַיִךְ | חוֹפֵיכֶם | חוֹפֵיכֶן | |
| construct | חוֹפֵי־ | third | חוֹפָיו | חוֹפֶיהָ | חוֹפֵיהֶם | חוֹפֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms[edit]
- חוֹף הַשֶּׁנְהָב (khof ha-shenháv, “Ivory Coast”)
- כדורעף חופים (kadur'af khofim)