נזלת
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| נ־ז־ל (n-z-l) |
Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1888, based on phonetic similarity to French nasal, the root נ־ז־ל (n-z-l), and the pattern קַטֶּלֶת (katélet, qaṭṭéleṯ) that indicates a disease. Before the coinage the word נזילה was used with this meaning.
Noun
[edit]נַזֶּלֶת • (nazélet) f (plural indefinite נַזָּלוֹת, singular construct נַזֶּלֶת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]
- snot (mucus from the nose)
- Synonym: (slang) חננה
- 1934, Binyamin Caspi (lyrics and music), “השפן הקטן [The Little Rabbit]”:
- הַשָּׁפָן הַקָּטָן / שָׁכַח לִסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת / הִצְטַנֵּן / הַמִּסְכֵּן / וְקִבֵּל נַזֶּלֶת
- The little rabbit / forgot to close the door / caught a cold / poor [soul] / and got snuffles
Derived terms
[edit]- נַזַּלְתִּי (nazaltí)