חתול

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ח־ת־ל (ḥ-t-l)

Of indeterminate origin, possibly a Wanderwort. First attested in the Hebrew of the Babylonian Talmud. Related to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חתולא, a plural form of which appears in the Targum Jonathan version of Isaiah 13:22, rendering the Hebrew אִיִּים (jackals) as חֲתוּלִין (cats). Compare also Arabic قط (qiṭṭ), Latin cattus.

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Noun[edit]

חָתוּל (khatúlm (plural indefinite חֲתוּלִים, singular construct חֲתוּל־, feminine counterpart חֲתוּלָה)

  1. cat
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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

חִתּוּל (khitúlm

  1. defective spelling of חיתול

References[edit]

  • חתול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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