צדף

Hebrew

Root
צ־ד־ף (ts-d-p)
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sedef/

Noun

צֶדֶף • (tsédef) m (plural indefinite צְדָפִים, plural construct צִדְפֵי־)

1. clam, bivalve
2. seashell

Declension

Declension of צֶדֶף

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	צֶדֶף	first	צִדְפִּי		צִדְפֵּנוּ
	definite	הַצֶּדֶף	second	צִדְפְּךָ	צִדְפֵּךְ	צִדְפְּכֶם	צִדְפְּכֶן
	construct	צֶדֶף־	third	צִדְפּוֹ	צִדְפָּהּ	צִדְפָּם	צִדְפָּן
plural	indefinite	צְדָפִים	first	צדפיי / צְדָפַי		צְדָפֵינוּ
	definite	הַצְּדָפִים	second	צְדָפֶיךָ	צדפייך / צְדָפַיִךְ	צִדְפֵיכֶם	צִדְפֵיכֶן
	construct	צִדְפֵי־	third	צְדָפָיו	צְדָפֶיהָ	צִדְפֵיהֶם	צִדְפֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• צִדְפָּה (tsidpá, “an oyster”)

References

• “צדף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "צדף" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language