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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