סגול

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Hebrew

ניקוד
Root
ס־ג־ל (s-g-l)

Etymology 1

Noun

סֶגוֹל (segól, sɛḡolm (plural indefinite סֶגוֹלִים)

  1. The Hebrew diacritical mark segol (ִ◌ֶ).
Alternative forms
  • סְגוֹל (segól, səḡol)
Derived terms
References
  • סגול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading

Etymology 2

From סֶגֶל (ségel, sɛ́ḡɛl, violet (flower)).

Adjective

סגול / סָגֹל (sagól) (feminine סגולה / סְגֻלָּה, masculine plural סגולים / סְגֻלִּים, feminine plural סגולות / סְגֻלּוֹת)

  1. violet, purple
Derived terms

See also

Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפור / אָפֹר (afór)      שחור / שָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדום / אָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתום / כָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khum)              צהוב / צָהֹב (tsahóv); קרֶם (krem)
             ליים (láym)              ירוק / יָרֹק (yarók)              ירוק נענע / יָרֹק נַעְנַע (yarók nána)
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחול / כָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגול / סָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (madjénta); סגול / סָגֹל (sagól)              ורוד / וָרֹד (varód)