לפת

Hebrew

לפת

Root
ל־פ־ת (l-p-t)
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *lapt-.

Noun

לֶפֶת • (léfet) f (plural indefinite לְפָתוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. turnip (the white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle)

References

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

Further reading

• לפת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he