יתוש

Hebrew

יתוש

Root
י־ת־שׁ (y-t-sh)
1 term

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps cognate with Arabic نتش (“to pluck”) (per Klein), or יַקְטוּל of the root נ־ת־שׁ (Hebrew Academy), or ת־שׁ־שׁ (Even-Shoshan).

Noun

יַתּוּשׁ • (yatúsh) m (plural indefinite יַתּוּשִׁים, singular construct יַתּוּשׁ־, plural construct יַתּוּשֵׁי־) [pattern: קַטּוּל]

1. mosquito

References

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

Further reading

• יתוש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he