עוף

Hebrew

עוף

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ו־ף (ʿ-w-p)
7 terms

Compare Ge'ez ዖፍ (ʿof, “bird”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

עוֹף • (of) m (plural indefinite עוֹפוֹת, singular construct עוֹף־, plural construct עוֹפוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. bird (a member of the class or subclass of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs)
2. poultry (the meat from a domestic fowl), usually chicken

Synonyms

• (bird): ציפור (tsipór)

Derived terms

• עוֹף דּוֹרֵס (ʿof dores, “bird of prey”)
• עוֹף חוֹל (of khól, “phoenix”)

References

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

Further reading

• עופות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• בשר עוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Verb

עוּף • (uf)

1. Masculine singular imperative of עָף (af)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עוֹף ('óf).

Noun

עוף • (of) n, plural עופֿות (oyfes)

1. bird
2. chicken

Derived terms

• עופֿעלע (eyfele)