שנהב

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

noun
Definitions
  • ivory material
  • ivory color
  • (dentistry) dentin
  • (obsolete) elephant

Etymology

Derived from Egyptian ꜣbw (elephant, ivory, Elephantine, cessation).

Origin

Egyptian

ꜣbw

Gloss

elephant, ivory, Elephantine, cessation

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

象

Emoji
🐘

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