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א־פ־ה

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Hebrew

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

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א־פ־ה (ʾ-p-h)

  1. Related to baking.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Denominated from אופי / אֹפִי (ófi, character), related to Aramaic אוֹפִיתָא (nature, disposition). Further etymology unknown.

Root

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א־פ־ה (ʾ-p-h)

  1. Related to character, nature, disposition.

Further reading

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  • א־פ־י” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • א־פ־ה”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “אפה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 45
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾPV”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 98