חולה

Hebrew
Root
ח־ל־ה‎ (ḥ-l-h)

Verb

חוֹלֶה • (kholé)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of חָלָה‎ (khalá).

Adjective

חוֹלֶה • (kholé) (feminine חוֹלָה)

  1. sick, ill

Noun

חוֹלֶה • (kholé) m (plural indefinite חוֹלִים‎, singular construct חוֹלֵה־, feminine counterpart חוֹלָה)

  1. sick person

Derived terms

References

References
  • “חולה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • כוילע‎ (khoyle) – Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew חוֹלֶה‎.

Noun

חולה • (khoyle) m, plural חולאָים‎ (kheloyem)

  1. sick person
  • חלאַת‎ (khalas)
  • מחלה‎ (makhle)
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