תפוז

Hebrew

Etymology

Blend of תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakh, “apple”) +‎ זָהָב (zaháv, “gold”). Coined by Israeli Hebrew lexicographer Isaac Avinery.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

תַּפּוּז • (tapúz) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּזִים, plural construct תַּפּוּזֵי־)

1. (countable) orange (any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree)

   Synonym: תַּפּוּחַ זָהָב (tapúakh zaháv)

Declension

Declension of תַּפּוּז

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	תַּפּוּז	first	תַּפּוּזִי		תַּפּוּזֵנוּ
	definite	הַתַּפּוּז	second	תַּפּוּזְךָ	תַּפּוּזֵךְ	תַּפּוּזְכֶם	תַּפּוּזְכֶן
	construct	תַּפּוּז־	third	תַּפּוּזוֹ	תַּפּוּזָהּ	תַּפּוּזָם	תַּפּוּזָן
plural	indefinite	תַּפּוּזִים	first	תפוזיי / תַּפּוּזַי		תַּפּוּזֵינוּ
	definite	הַתַּפּוּזִים	second	תַּפּוּזֶיךָ	תפוזייך / תַּפּוּזַיִךְ	תַּפּוּזֵיכֶם	תַּפּוּזֵיכֶן
	construct	תַּפּוּזֵי־	third	תַּפּוּזָיו	תַּפּוּזֶיהָ	תַּפּוּזֵיהֶם	תַּפּוּזֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• תָּפֹז

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987), “תַּפּוּז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 712a