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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{HE root|ברשׁ}}
{{HE root|ברשׁ}}
An old borrowing from {{der|he|ira-pro|*hampr̥sā}}. {{doublet|he|בְּרֹות‎|tr1=bərṓṯ}}, the {{cog|arc|-}} form.
An old borrowing from {{der|he|ira-pro|*hampr̥sā}}. {{doublet|he|בְּרֹות‎|tr1=brot}}, the {{cog|arc|-}} form.


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{he-noun|tr=bərṓš|wv=בְּרוֹשׁ|g=m|pl=בְּרוֹשִׁים|pltr=bərōšīm}}
{{he-noun|tr=brosh|wv=בְּרוֹשׁ|g=m|pl=בְּרוֹשִׁים|pltr=bərōšīm}}


# [[cypress]]
# [[cypress]]

Revision as of 14:46, 21 January 2022

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ר־שׁ (b-r-š)

An old borrowing from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā. Doublet of בְּרֹות‎ (brot), the Aramaic form.

Noun

בְּרוֹשׁ (broshm (plural indefinite בְּרוֹשִׁים)

  1. cypress

Descendants

  • Ge'ez: ቢሮሽ (biroš), ቤሩሽ (beruš, cypress) (from the singular)
  • Ge'ez: ቢሩሲም (birusim), በርሲም (bärsim), ቤሬሲም (beresim), ቤሩሲም (berusim, cypress) (from the plural)

Further reading

References

  • ברוש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 84