שפם
Hebrew
גבר גרמני עם שפם
- gever germani im safam
- a German man with a mustache
| Root |
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| שׂ־פ־ם (ś-p-m) |
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /saˈfam/
Noun
שָׂפָם • (safám) m (plural indefinite שְׂפָמִים or שְׂפָמוֹת, singular construct שְׂפַם־)
- mustache
- whiskers (e.g. of a cat)
Derived terms
- שְׂפַמְנוּן (s'famnun, “catfish”)
See also
- זָקָן (zakán, “beard”)
References
- “שפם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
שפם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he