פלפל

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l)

From Persian پلپل (pelpel).

Noun

פִּלְפֵּל • (pilpel) m (plural indefinite פִּלְפְּלִים, singular construct פִּלְפֵּל־, plural construct פִּלְפְּלֵי־)

  1. pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
  2. pepper (spice made of berries)
Usage notes
  • Although formally the emphasis is on the final syllable of this word, colloquially it is on the first. This applies both to the singular forms and to the plural forms.
Declension
Declension of פִּלְפֵּל
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite פִּלְפֵּל first פִּלְפֵּלִי פִּלְפֵּלֵנוּ
definite הַפִּלְפֵּל second פִּלְפֵּלְךָ פִּלְפֵּלֵךְ פִּלְפֵּלְכֶם פִּלְפֵּלְכֶן
construct פִּלְפֵּל־ third פִּלְפֵּלוֹ פִּלְפֵּלָהּ פִּלְפֵּלָם פִּלְפֵּלָן
plural indefinite פִּלְפְּלִים first פלפליי / פִּלְפְּלַי פִּלְפְּלֵינוּ
definite הַפִּלְפְּלִים second פִּלְפְּלֶיךָ פלפלייך / פִּלְפְּלַיִךְ פִּלְפְּלֵיכֶם פִּלְפְּלֵיכֶן
construct פִּלְפְּלֵי־ third פִּלְפְּלָיו פִּלְפְּלֶיהָ פִּלְפְּלֵיהֶם פִּלְפְּלֵיהֶן
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ל־פ־ל (p-l-p-l)

Verb

פִּלְפֵּל • (pilpél) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פילפל

References

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