נזלת
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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נ־ז־ל (n-z-l) |
Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1888, based on phonetic similarity to French nasal and the root נ־ז־ל (n-z-l). This established the usage of the pattern קַטֶּלֶת (katélet, qaṭṭéleṯ) to indicate a disease. Before the coinage the word נזילה was used with this meaning.
Noun
נַזֶּלֶת • (nazélet) f (plural indefinite נַזָּלוֹת, singular construct נַזֶּלֶת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]
- snot (mucus from the nose)
- 1934, Binyamin Caspi (lyrics and music), “השפן הקטן [The Little Rabbit]”:
- הַשָּׁפָן הַקָּטָן / שָׁכַח לִסְגֹּר הַדֶּלֶת / הִצְטַנֵּן / הַמִּסְכֵּן / וְקִבֵּל נַזֶּלֶת
- The little rabbit / forgot to close the door / caught a cold / poor [soul] / and got snuffles
- Synonym: (slang) חננה
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Derived terms
- נַזַּלְתִּי (nazaltí)