שלג
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ירושלים מכוסה בשלג
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־ל־ג (sh-l-g) |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (“snow”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum) and Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).
Pronunciation
Noun
שֶׁלֶג • (shéleg) m (plural indefinite שְׁלָגִים, singular construct שֶׁלֶג־, plural construct שִׁלְגֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁלֶג)
Declension
Declension of שֶׁלֶג
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | שֶׁלֶג | first | שִׁלְגִּי | שִׁלְגֵּנוּ | ||
| definite | הַשֶּׁלֶג | second | שִׁלְגְּךָ | שִׁלְגֵּךְ | שִׁלְגְּכֶם | שִׁלְגְּכֶן | |
| construct | שֶׁלֶג־ | third | שִׁלְגּוֹ | שִׁלְגָּהּ | שִׁלְגָּם | שִׁלְגָּן | |
| plural | indefinite | שְׁלָגִים | first | שלגיי / שְׁלָגַי | שְׁלָגֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַשְּׁלָגִים | second | שְׁלָגֶיךָ | שלגייך / שְׁלָגַיִךְ | שִׁלְגֵיכֶם | שִׁלְגֵיכֶן | |
| construct | שִׁלְגֵי־ | third | שְׁלָגָיו | שְׁלָגֶיהָ | שִׁלְגֵיהֶם | שִׁלְגֵיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- אִישׁ שֶׁלֶג (ísh shéleg)
- גַּלְשַׁן שֶׁלֶג (galshán shéleg, “snowboard”)
- כַּדּוּר שֶׁלֶג (kadúr shéleg, “snowball”)
- כְּשֶׁלֶג בַּקַּיִץ (k'shéleg bakáyits, “like snow in summer”)
- שֶׁלֶג דְּאֶשְׁתָּקַד (shéleg d'eshtakád, “a transient or illusory thing”)
- שִׁלְגּוֹן (shilgón, “popsicle”)
- שִׁלְגִּיָּה (shilgiyá, “Snow White”)
- שַׁלְגִּית (shalgít, “snowsled”)
Related terms
- הִשְׁלִיג (hishlíg, “to bring down snow, to cover with snow”)
- מושלג / מֻשְׁלָג (mushlág, “snow-covered”)
See also
References
Further reading
שלג on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
