ארנב
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Common Semitic, attested in the Bible only in the feminine. Compare Aramaic ארנבא (`arnava), Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈnaːb/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈnɔːv/, [ʔɑrˤˈnɔː.ɔv]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔarˈnɔv/, [ʔarˈnɔːv]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaʁˈnav/
Audio (Modern Israeli Hebrew): (file)
Noun
[edit]אַרְנָב • (arnáv) m (plural indefinite אַרְנָבִים, feminine counterpart אַרְנֶבֶת)
- rabbit (a mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail)
- (countable) hare (any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ארנב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he