"חריף" meaning in Hebrew

See חריף in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /χaˈʁif/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: חָרִיף [canonical], kharíf [romanization], חָרִיפָה [feminine], חָרִיפִים [masculine, plural], חָרִיפוֹת [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare also Arabic حريف and Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ח־ר־ף}}, {{cog|ar|حريف}} Arabic حريف, {{cog|sem-pro|*x̣arb-}} Proto-Semitic *x̣arb- Head templates: {{he-adj-auto|pat=קָטִיל|tr=kharíf|wv=חָרִיף}} חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]
  1. spicy (of food)
    Sense id: en-חריף-he-adj-aPKuwEUe Categories (other): Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף, Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל, Taste Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף: 31 69 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל: 31 69 Disambiguation of Taste: 65 35
  2. sharp, harsh, sharply critical (of criticism, or of text)
    Sense id: en-חריף-he-adj-V~CfCTt9 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant target parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף, Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 21 79 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant target parameters: 16 84 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 16 84 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף: 31 69 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 48 0 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 47 0 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: חֲרִיפוּת (kharifút) (english: spiciness), מַשְׁקֶה חָרִיף (mashké kharíf)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "spiciness",
      "roman": "kharifút",
      "word": "חֲרִיפוּת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mashké kharíf",
      "word": "מַשְׁקֶה חָרִיף"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lad",
            "2": "harif",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ladino: harif",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ladino: harif"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ח־ר־ף"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حريف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حريف",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*x̣arb-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare also Arabic حريف and Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חָרִיף",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kharíf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפָה",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפִים",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "pat": "קָטִיל",
        "tr": "kharíf",
        "wv": "חָרִיף"
      },
      "expansion": "חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]",
      "name": "he-adj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Taste",
          "orig": "he:Taste",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spicy (of food)"
      ],
      "id": "en-חריף-he-adj-aPKuwEUe",
      "links": [
        [
          "spicy",
          "spicy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 48 0 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 47 0 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sharp, harsh, sharply critical (of criticism, or of text)"
      ],
      "id": "en-חריף-he-adj-V~CfCTt9",
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "harsh",
          "harsh"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈʁif/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חריף"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew adjectives",
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root ח־ר־ף",
    "Hebrew terms in the pattern קָטִיל",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Taste"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "spiciness",
      "roman": "kharifút",
      "word": "חֲרִיפוּת"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mashké kharíf",
      "word": "מַשְׁקֶה חָרִיף"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lad",
            "2": "harif",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ladino: harif",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ladino: harif"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ח־ר־ף"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حريف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حريف",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*x̣arb-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a borrowing from Aramaic. Compare also Arabic حريف and Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חָרִיף",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kharíf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפָה",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפִים",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "חָרִיפוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "pat": "קָטִיל",
        "tr": "kharíf",
        "wv": "חָרִיף"
      },
      "expansion": "חָרִיף • (kharíf) (feminine חָרִיפָה, masculine plural חָרִיפִים, feminine plural חָרִיפוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]",
      "name": "he-adj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spicy (of food)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spicy",
          "spicy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharp, harsh, sharply critical (of criticism, or of text)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "harsh",
          "harsh"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/χaˈʁif/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חריף"
}

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