משמש

Hebrew
משמש
Root
מ־שׁ־מ־שׁ‎ (m-š-m-š)

Etymology

From Arabic مِشْمِش‎ (mišmiš, “apricots”).

Noun

מִשְׁמֵשׁ • (mishmesh) m (plural indefinite משמשים‎)

  1. An apricot: a fruit from an apricot tree.

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

Further reading
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