אגס
Hebrew
אַגָּס
| Root |
|---|
| א־ג־ס (ʾ-g-s) |
Etymology
From an unknown substrate language; attested in Akkadian 𒄑𒀭𒂵𒋗 (angašu, “pear or plum tree”).
Noun
אַגָּס • (agás) m (plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־) [pattern: קַטָּל]
- A pear, a fruit borne by trees of the genus Pyrus, and especially the cultivated species Pyrus communis.
- A pear tree, a tree that bears such fruit.
- Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
- (slang) An electric light bulb.
Synonyms
- (pear): פְּרִי־אַגָּס (pri-agás)
- (pear tree): עֵץ־אַגָּס (eitz-agás), אַגָּסָה (agasá)
- (Pyrus): Pyrus (translingual)
- (electric light): נוּרָה (nurá)
Descendants
- → Arabic: إِجَّاص (ʾijjāṣ)
- Maltese: lanġasa
References
- “אַגָּס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 10.
- “אגס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
אגס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he