אכום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־כ־ם (ʾ-k-m)
2 terms

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Back-formation from נִתְאַכֵּם (nit'akém, “to become black/brown”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

אכום / אָכֹם • (akhóm) (feminine אכומה / אֲכֻמָּה, masculine plural אכומים / אֲכֻמִּים, feminine plural אכומות / אֲכֻמּוֹת) [pattern: קָטֹל]

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew, rare) black, brown
    Synonym: שָׁחֹר (shakhór)

References

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