חריף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ר־ף (kh-r-p)
4 terms

Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare Arabic حريف.

Adjective

חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

1. (of food) Spicy.
2. (of criticism, or of text) Sharp, harsh, sharply critical.

Derived terms

• חריפות (kharifút)

Descendants

• → Ladino: harif

References

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

Further reading

• חריף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• חפיר, ריחף

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חָרִיף.

Adjective

חריף • (kharif)

1. sharp
2. (figurative) intelligent, sagacious

Related terms

• חריפֿות (kharifes)