פרסה
Hebrew
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פרסה
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /parˈsa/
Etymology 1
Root |
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פ־ר־ס (p-r-s) |
Combination of the Hebrew forms ־ה + פָּרַס. Compare Hebrew פָּרַס (“divide”).
Noun
פַּרְסָה • (parsa) f (plural indefinite פְּרָסוֹת, singular construct פַּרְסַת־, plural construct פַּרְסוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]
Derived terms
- פרסז
- פרסתז
Etymology 2
From Persian فرسنگ (farsang), whence also Aramaic פַּרְסָא, Arabic فَرْسَخ (farsaḵ), Greek παρασάγγης (parasángis).
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “פַּרְסָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 530b
Anagrams
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