פטל

Hebrew

פטלים

Etymology

Root
פ־ט־ל (p-ṭ-l)

Akin to Classical Syriac ܦܛܠ (pṭal, “briar, bramble”).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

פֶּטֶל • (pétel) m (plural indefinite פְּטָלִים, singular construct פֶּטֶל־, plural construct פַּטְלֵי־ or פִּטְלֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. raspberry (the plant Rubus idaeus)
2. a sweetened drink flavored by raspberry or other fruit, or syrup for preparing such a drink

Derived terms

• פטל אדום / פֶּטֶל אָדֹם (pétel adóm, “raspberry”)
• פטל שחור / פֶּטֶל שָׁחֹר (pétel shakhór, “blackberry”)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “פֶּטֶל”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 503a