תפוז

Hebrew

Etymology

Blend of תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakh, “apple”) +‎ זָהָב (zahav, “gold”). Coined by lexicographer Isaac Avinery.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

תַּפּוּז • (tapúz) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּזִים, plural construct תַּפּוּזֵי־)

1. (countable) orange (any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree)

   Synonym: תַּפּוּחַ זָהָב (tapúakh zaháv)

Declension

Declension of תַּפּוּז

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	תַּפּוּז	first	תַּפּוּזִי		תַּפּוּזֵנוּ
	definite	הַתַּפּוּז	second	תַּפּוּזְךָ	תַּפּוּזֵךְ	תַּפּוּזְכֶם	תַּפּוּזְכֶן
	construct	תַּפּוּז־	third	תַּפּוּזוֹ	תַּפּוּזָהּ	תַּפּוּזָם	תַּפּוּזָן
plural	indefinite	תַּפּוּזִים	first	תפוזיי / תַּפּוּזַי		תַּפּוּזֵינוּ
	definite	הַתַּפּוּזִים	second	תַּפּוּזֶיךָ	תפוזייך / תַּפּוּזַיִךְ	תַּפּוּזֵיכֶם	תַּפּוּזֵיכֶן
	construct	תַּפּוּזֵי־	third	תַּפּוּזָיו	תַּפּוּזֶיהָ	תַּפּוּזֵיהֶם	תַּפּוּזֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• תָּפֹז

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “תַּפּוּז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 712