קוף

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See also: קו״ף

Hebrew

Root
ק־ו־ף (q-w-p)

Etymology 1

Likely a borrowing from a language spoken east of Canaan, related to Middle Persian (kpyk' /⁠kabīg⁠/, “monkey”) and perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit कपि (kapi, “ape, monkey”). Monkeys have never been native to Canaan.

Pronunciation

Noun

קוֹף • (kof) m (plural indefinite קוֹפִים)

  1. monkey, ape

Etymology 2

Noun

קוּף • (kuf) f (singular construct קוּף־)

  1. eye of a needle
  2. Alternative form of קו״ף

References

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

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