חתולה

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חתולה¹

  • /χatuˈla/ [ʀ̥ä.tuˈlä] Modern Israeli
  • /χaˈtula/ [ʀ̥äˈtulä] colloquial

Where it comes from

From חָתוּל (khatúl, “cat”) + ־ָה (-á, “feminine suffix”).

noun חֲתוּלָה · khatulá · חֲתוּלוֹת · חֲתוּלַת־ · חֲתוּלוֹת־ · חָתוּל

  1. female cat יֵשׁ לִי חֲתוּלָה בַּבַּיִת

חתולה²

  • /ħăθulˈlɔ/ [ħă.θulˈlɔː]
  • /χatuˈla/ [ʀ̥ä.tuˈlä] Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From חיתל /חִתֵּל (khitél, “to swaddle, to wrap up”) in קְטֻלָּה (qəṭullā́, k'tulá) pattern.

noun חֲתֻלָּה · khatulá · חתולות · חֲתֻלּוֹת · חתולת־ · חֲתֻלַּת־

  1. feminine swaddling band בְּשׂוּמִי עָנָן לְבֻשׁוֹ וַעֲרָפֶל חֲתֻלָּתוֹ׃

In English

  • cat domestic species
  • queen adult female cat

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"חתולה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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חתולה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94

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"חתולה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חתולה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}