קוף

See also: קו״ף‎

Hebrew
Root
ק־ו־ף‎ (q-w-p)

Etymology 1

Likely a borrowing from a language spoken East of Canaan, related to Middle Persian [script needed] (kpyk' /⁠kabīg⁠/, “monkey”) and perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit कपि (kapi, “ape, monkey”). Monkeys are not native to the region of Canaan.

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kɔf/
  • (file)

Noun

קוֹף • (kof) m (plural indefinite קוֹפִים‎)

  1. monkey, ape

Noun

קוּף • (kuf) f (singular construct קוּף־)

  1. eye of a needle
  2. Alternative form of קו״ף‎

References
  • “קוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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