שפעת

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
שׁ־פ־ע (š-p-ʿ)

Etymology[edit]

From the root שׁ־פ־ע (sh-p-`), and especially the noun השפעה (hashpa'á, influence), in the qaTTéleth construction. A calque of Italian influenza (influence, influenza).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

שַׁפַּעַת (shapá'atf [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. Influenza, flu, the flu.

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