מחק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־ח־ק‎ (m-ḥ-q)

Cognate with Arabic مَحَقَ‎ (maḥaqa).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew, noun mákhak) IPA^(key): /ˈmaχak/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew, verb makhák) IPA^(key): /maˈχak/

Noun

מַחַק • (mákhak) m (plural indefinite מְחָקִים‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

an eraser (an item for erasing pencil markings.)

Verb

מָחַק • (makhák) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְחַק‎)

to erase

Derived terms

מחיקה‎ f (m'khiká, noun)

Descendants

→ Yiddish: מעקן‎ (mekn)

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