שיפון

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ו־ף (sh-w-p)

Compare Arabic شُوفَان (šūfān, “oat”).

Noun

שִׁיפוֹן • (shifón) m

  1. rye
  2. chiffon

Usage notes

  • The Academy of the Hebrew Language states that the word has two traditions of pronunciation dating back from Mishnaic literature שִׁיפוֹן (shifón) and שִׁפּוֹן (shipón) and determined that nowadays the former is the standard form.[1]

References

  1. ^ The Academy of the Hebrew Language (2012 June 27) “שיפון”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (in Hebrew), retrieved 2015-03-13
  • “שיפון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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