חקלאות

Hebrew

Root
ח־ק־ל (kh-q-l)
2 terms

חקלאות

Etymology

Coined by David Yellin from Aramaic חַקְלָא (ḥaqlā, “field”) +‎ ־ות (-út).

Compare the morphology of Latin agricultura, German Landwirtschaft.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaklaˈ(ʔ)ut/

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Noun

חַקְלָאוּת • (khakla'út) f

1. agriculture (the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock)

Derived terms

• חַקְלָאוּת אוֹרְגָּנִית (khakla'út orgánit, “organic agriculture, organic farming”)

Related terms

• חַקְלָאִי (khakla'í)

References

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

Further reading

• חקלאות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he