פרסה

Hebrew

פרסה

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /parˈsa/

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ר־ס‎ (p-r-s)

Combination of the Hebrew forms ־ה‎ +‎ פָּרַס‎. Compare Hebrew פָּרַס‎ (“divide”).

Noun

פַּרְסָה • (parsa) f (plural indefinite פְּרָסוֹת‎, singular construct פַּרְסַת־‎, plural construct פַּרְסוֹת־‎) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

Derived terms

פרסז‎
פרסתז‎

Etymology 2

From Persian ‎ (farsang), whence also Aramaic פַּרְסָא‎, Arabic فَرْسَخ‎ (farsaḵ), Greek παρασάγγης (parasángis).

Noun

פַּרְסָה • (parsá) f (plural indefinite פַּרְסָאוֹת‎) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

parasang, parsa

References

Klein, Ernest (1987), “פַּרְסָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 530b

Anagrams

ספרה‎

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