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Hebrew

Root
א־פ־ר (ʾ-p-r)
7 terms

Etymology 1

Denominated during modern times from biblical אֲפֵר (afér), which ultimately is of uncertain meaning but relates to distorting one's face in order to appear unrecognizable.

Pronunciation

Verb

איפר / אִפֵּר (ipér) (pi'el construction)

  1. to apply makeup (to someone)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derivation from אֵפֶר (éfer, ashes) as an irregular pi'el verb caused by the phonemicization of /f/ in Modern Hebrew.

Pronunciation

Verb

אִפֵר (ifér) (pi'el construction)

  1. to turn into or cover in ash
  2. to ash (tip residue from a cigarette)
Conjugation

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “אפר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 48c
  • איפר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language