אגס

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Hebrew[edit]

אַגָּס
Root
א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s)

Etymology[edit]

From an unknown substrate language; attested in Akkadian 𒄑𒀭𒂵𒋗 (angašu, pear or plum tree).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

אַגָּס (agásm (plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. A pear, a fruit borne by trees of the genus Pyrus, and especially the cultivated species Pyrus communis.
  2. A pear tree, a tree that bears such fruit.
  3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
  4. (slang) An electric light bulb.

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Arabic: إِجَّاص (ʔijjāṣ)

References[edit]

  • אַגָּס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 10.
  • אגס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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