שחור

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ר‎ (š-ḥ-r)

Noun

שְׁחוֹר • (sh'khor) m

  1. blackness

Adjective

שחור /שָׁחֹר • (shakhór) (feminine שחורה / שְׁחֹרָה‎, masculine plural שחורים / שְׁחֹרִים‎, feminine plural שחורות / שְׁחֹרוֹת‎)

  1. black

Derived terms

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שחור / שָׁחֹר‎ (shakhór, “black”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔχəʁ/

Noun

שחור • (shokher) m, plural שחרים‎ (shkhoyrem)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) black man

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → German: schocher
  • → Hungarian: sóher
  • → Russian: шухер (šuxer)
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