ארוס

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ר־ס (ʾ-r-s)

Noun

אָרוּס • (arús) m (plural indefinite אֲרוּסִים, feminine counterpart אֲרוּסָה)

  1. a fiancé

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

Proper noun

אֶרוֹס • (eros) m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eros (the god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares)
  2. (astronomy) 433 Eros: the second-largest near-Earth asteroid.

References

  • “ארוס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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