כרס

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Hebrew[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *kariś-. Cognate with Arabic كَرِش (kariš) and Aramaic כַּרְסָא (karsā).

Noun[edit]

כָּרֵס (karésf (plural indefinite כְּרֵסוֹת, singular construct כֶּרֶס־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly
    Synonym: בטן (béṭen)

Usage notes[edit]

The word is generally pronounced כֶּרֶס (kéres) by speakers of Modern Hebrew

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