דלעת

Hebrew

Root
ד־ל־ע (d-l-ʿ)
1 term

Alternative forms

• דַּלַּעַת (dalá'at)

Etymology

Compare Arabic دَلَّاع (dallāʕ, “watermelon”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

דְּלַעַת • (dlá'at) f (plural indefinite דְּלוּעִים or דְּלוּעִין, singular construct דְּלַעַת־)

1. pumpkin
2. gourd
3. squash

References

• “דלעת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• Hebrew Academy: דְּלַעַת או דַּלַּעַת?

Further reading

• דלעת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• לדעת