סרטן
Hebrew
Etymology
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ס־ר־ט־ן (s-r-ṭ-n) |
Compare Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān) and Classical Syriac ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā).
Noun
סַרְטָן • (sartán) m (plural indefinite סַרְטָנִים, singular construct סַרְטַן־, plural construct סַרְטְנֵי־)
- Cancer: a disease in which cells proliferate out of control.
- A crab: a crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura.
Usage notes
- (cancer): The disease is sometimes referred to more fully as מַחֲלַת־הַסַּרְטָן (makhalát-hasartán, “the cancer disease”).
Derived terms
Proper noun
סַרְטָן • (sartán) m
Verb
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ס־ר־ט־ן (s-r-ṭ-n) |
סִרְטֵן • (sirtén) (pi'el construction)