יקינתון

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Hebrew

יקינתון

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”).

Noun

יָקִינְתּוֹן • (yakintón) m (plural indefinite יָקִינְתּוֹנִים)

  1. hyacinth (any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa)
    • 1940, Leah Goldberg, A Tune for the Hyacinth :
      לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה / בַּפְּרָחִים אֲשֶׁר הֵנֵצּוּ בַּגִּנָּה. / בְּצִיצֵי הַיָּקִנְתּוֹן / בְּגַנֵּנוּ הַקָּטֹן / לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה.
      láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná / bap'rakhím 'ashér henétsu baginá. / b'tsitséi hayakintón / b'ganénu hakatón / láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná.
      Night after night the moon looks down / Upon the flowers that are blossoming in the garden. / Upon the buds of the hyacinth / In our tiny garden / Night after night the moon looks down.

Alternative forms

References

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

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