פיל

See also: פֿיל‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Uncertain, but usually regarded as a non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic loanword, see Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru).

Other Semitic cognates include Aramaic פִּילָא‎ (pīlā) and Arabic فِيل‎ (fīl). Compare also Old Armenian փիղ (pʿił), Persian پیل‎ (pīl), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).

Noun

פִּיל • (píl) m (plural indefinite פִּילִים‎, singular construct פִּילֵי־‎)

  1. An elephant.

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