פח
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פח¹
- /paχ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
The “trap” sense is paralleled by Aramaic פחא / ܦܚܐ (paḥḥā), apparently from senses of “lying resupine” after an onomatopoeic formation meaning “to snore” or similar as found in Arabic فَخَّ (faḵḵa).
The sheet-metal sense is from Egyptian pḫ, pḫꜣ.
noun פַּח · pakh · פַּחִים · פַּח־
- A snare, trap.
- sheet metal
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A garbage can.
Similar: פַּח־אַשְׁפָּה
פח²
- /paχ/ Modern Israeli
- /pɔːħ/
- /paːħ/
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic فَاحَ (fāḥa, “to be fragrant, to spread (perfume)”) and Arabic فَاخَ (fāḵa, “to fart noisily, to emanate (odor)”). The /p/ sound is probably of a similar onomatopoeic origin as the /f/ in נָפַח (nafákh, “to breathe, to blow, to exhale”).
verb פָּח · pákh · יָפוּחַ · לָפוּחַ · פִּיחָה · פַּחְתִּי
- to blow, to puff
In English
- snare trap
- sheet metal Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
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