חולני
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ל־ה |
From חוֹלֶה (kholé, “sick, ill”) + ־ני (-ní).
Adjective
חוֹלָנִי • (kholaní) (feminine חוֹלָנִית, masculine plural חוֹלָנִיִּים, feminine plural חוֹלָנִיּוֹת)
- (of a person) Slightly ill, sickly, weakened. [from Late Antiquity]
- (of a characteristic) Unhealthy, morbid: characteristic of illness. [Modern]
- אובססיה חולנית ― obsésya kholanít ― an unhealthy obsession
References
- “חוֹלָנִי” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) 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 374.