כלנית

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כלנית אדומה

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־ל (k-l-l)
14 terms

Coined by the Academy of the Hebrew Language in 1912, from Aramaic כַּלָּנִיתָא (kallānīṯā, “type of reed”), based on Classical Syriac ܟܠܘܢܝܬܐ (kallōnīṯā, “anemone”), both diminutives of כַּלְּתָא (kalləṯā, “bride”). Can be synchronically analyzed as כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”) +‎ ־נִית (-nít).

Noun

כַּלָּנִית • (kalanít) f (plural indefinite כַּלָּנִיּוֹת)

  1. anemone (any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower)

References

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