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Hebrew
Etymology
Semitic passive participle plus feminine suffix of a productive root. But see also Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa, “cinnamon”) suggesting ancient Dravidian influence.
Noun
קליפה / קְלִפָּה • (k'lipá) f (plural indefinite קליפות / קְלִפּוֹת or קליפים / קְלִפִּים, singular construct קליפת / קְלִפַּת־, plural construct קליפות / קְלִפּוֹת־ or קליפי / קְלִפֵּי־)
- peel, skin, bark, shell (as of a nut or fruit)
- (anatomy) cortex
- (Judaism) spiritual impurity
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Noun
קְלִיפָה • (k'lifá) f
- peeling, skinning