ברוש

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Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate to Akkadian 𒇷 (burāšu), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "sem-jar" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., בְּרָָתָא‎ (bərāṯā), Classical Syriac ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərōṯā), all meaning cypresses.

Noun

בְּרוֹשׁ (bərṓšm (plural indefinite בְּרוֹשִׁים‎)

  1. cypress

Descendants

  • Ge'ez: ቢሮሽ (biroš), ቤሩሽ (beruš, cypress) (from the singular)
  • Ge'ez: ቢሩሲም (birusim), በርሲም (bärsim), ቤሬሲም (beresim), ቤሩሲም (berusim, cypress) (from the plural)

Further reading

References

  • ברוש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 84