אגס

Hebrew

אַגָּס

Root
א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s)

Etymology

From an unknown substrate language; attested in Akkadian 𒄑𒀭𒂵𒋗 (angašu, “pear or plum tree”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אַגָּס • (agás) m (plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. pear (an edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem)
2. pear (a type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis))
3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
4. (slang) An electric light bulb.

Synonyms

• (pear): פְּרִי־אַגָּס (pri-agás)
• (pear tree): עֵץ־אַגָּס (eitz-agás), אַגָּסָה (agasá)
• (Pyrus): Pyrus (translingual)
• (electric light): נוּרָה (nurá)

Descendants

• → Arabic: إِجَّاص (ʔijjāṣ)
  • Maltese: lanġasa

References

• “אַגָּס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 10.
• “אגס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אגס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he