פנקס

Hebrew

Etymology

Mishnaic, from Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “board, plank; tablet”), likely through a form such as πίνακος (pínakos) or πίνακας (pínakas), the former representing either the genitive or a dialectal nominative, and the latter representing the ancestor of the Modern Greek πίνακας (pínakas).

Noun

פִּנְקָס • (pinkás) m or f (plural indefinite פִּנְקָסִים, singular construct פִּנְקַס־, plural construct פִּנְקְסֵי־)

1. A notebook (book).
2. A register.

Usage notes

• Historical sources use only the female plural form פִּנְקְסָיוֹת. In modern Hebrew the male plural form פִּנְקָסִים is more common.

Synonyms

• דִּפְתָּר m (diftar)
• מַחְבֶּרֶת f (makhbéret)

References

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