רץ

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ו־ץ (r-w-ṣ)

Compare Ge'ez ሮጸ (roṣä, to run).

In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from German Läufer.

Pronunciation

Verb

רָץ (rats) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To run; to move forward quickly on legs.
    הוא רץ מהר.hu rats mahér.He runs/is running fast.
  2. To run; to go fast, to visit quickly.
    רצתי לחנות.rátsti lakhanút.I ran to the store.

Conjugation

References

Noun

רָץ (ratsm

  1. A runner: a messenger who runs on foot.
  2. A runner: one who competes in a foot-race.
  3. A stripe, a band.
  4. (chess) bishop

See also

Chess pieces in Hebrew · כְּלֵי שַׁחְמָט (layout · text)
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