כרטיס

Hebrew

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs), from Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō, “I scratch, inscribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to scratch”).

Noun

כַּרְטִיס • (kartís) m (plural indefinite כַּרְטִיסִים, plural construct כַּרְטִיסֵי־)

1. card
2. ticket

Derived terms

• כַּרְטִיס אַשְׁרַאי (kartís ashrái, “credit card”)
• כַּרְטִיס בְּרָכָה (kartís brachá, “greeting card”)

References

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