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אפרסק

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Arabic اَلفِرْسِك (al-firsik, the peach), from Ancient Greek περσικόν (persikón, peach), short for μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, Persian apple).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אֲפַרְסֵק (afarsékm (plural indefinite אֲפַרְסֵקִים)

  1. (countable, uncountable) peach (soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed)
    אני אוהב לאכול אפרסקים.
    I love to eat peaches.
  2. (countable) peach (any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit)
  3. (uncountable) peach (a light yellow-red colour)

Declension

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Declension of אֲפַרְסֵק
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite אֲפַרְסֵק first אֲפַרְסֵקִי אֲפַרְסֵקֵנוּ
definite הָאֲפַרְסֵק second אֲפַרְסֵקְךָ אֲפַרְסֵקֵךְ אֲפַרְסֵקְכֶם אֲפַרְסֵקְכֶן
construct אֲפַרְסֵק־ third אֲפַרְסֵקוֹ אֲפַרְסֵקָהּ אֲפַרְסֵקָם אֲפַרְסֵקָן
plural indefinite אֲפַרְסֵקִים first אפרסקיי / אֲפַרְסֵקַי אֲפַרְסֵקֵינוּ
definite הָאֲפַרְסֵקִים second אֲפַרְסֵקֶיךָ אפרסקייך / אֲפַרְסֵקַיִךְ אֲפַרְסֵקֵיכֶם אֲפַרְסֵקֵיכֶן
construct אֲפַרְסֵקֵי־ third אֲפַרְסֵקָיו אֲפַרְסֵקֶיהָ אֲפַרְסֵקֵיהֶם אֲפַרְסֵקֵיהֶן

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