כרם
Aramaic
Alternative forms
Verb
כָּּרַם • (kāram)
- to prune
Noun
כְּרָם • (krām) m
- absolute state of כַּרְמָא (karmā)
Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎋𐎗𐎎 (krm, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vines”), Akkadian 𒃾 (GEŠTIN /karānu/, “wine, vine, grapes”), and – possibly the source – Egyptian kꜣm, see there.
Noun
כֶּרֶם • (kérem) m (plural indefinite כְּרָמִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]