דובדבן

Hebrew

Root
ד־ב־ד־ב (d-b-d-b)
1 term

Etymology

Appears in Mishnah Avodah Zarah 2:7 with uncertain meaning. Perhaps an alteration or orthographic corruption of דֻּמְדְּמָנִית (dumd'manít, “gooseberry, redcurrant”), which may be from reduplication of דָּם or אֲדַמְדַּם. Reintroduced in early Modern Hebrew. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

דובדבן / דֻּבְדְּבָן • (duvd'van) m (plural indefinite דובדבנים / דֻּבְדְּבָנִים, singular construct דובדבן / דֻּבְדְּבַן־, plural construct דובדבני־)

1. cherry (a small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem)
   • דניאלה ספקטור, הירושימה

     אור לבן על הירושימה ועל העולם

     הראית איך הפציע לובן פרח עץ הדובדבן

Derived terms

• הַדּוּבְדְּבָן שֶׁבַּקַּצֶּפֶת (haduvdeván shebakatséfet, “cherry on top”)

References

• “דובדבן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• דובדבן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he