כהה
Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Aramaic [script needed] (kəhā), Arabic قَهِيَ (kahiya, “to be/become weak, lack hunger”), all possibly related to Arabic قهوة (“wine; coffee”)[1]
Adjective
כֵּהֶה • (kehé) m (feminine singular כֵּהָה, masculine plural כֵּהִים, feminine plural כֵּהוֹת)
- dark (deep in hue)
Usage notes
- This describes both objects (e.g., עור כהה (“dark skin”)) and colors (e.g., כחול כהה (“dark blue”)).
Derived terms
- שחפית כהה
References
- “coffee”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.