פלפל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־ל־פ־ל‎ (p-l-p-l)

From Persian ‎ (pelpel).

Noun

פִּלְפֵּל • (pilpel) m (plural indefinite פִּלְפְּלִים‎, singular construct פִּלְפֵּל־, plural construct פִּלְפְּלֵי־‎)

pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
pepper (spice made of berries)

Usage notes

Although formally the emphasis is on the final syllable of this word, colloquially it is on the first. This applies both to the singular forms and to the plural forms.

Declension

Declension of פִּלְפֵּל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	פִּלְפֵּל	first	פִּלְפֵּלִי‎		פִּלְפֵּלֵנוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּלְפֵּל‎	second	פִּלְפֵּלְךָ‎	פִּלְפֵּלֵךְ‎	פִּלְפֵּלְכֶם‎	פִּלְפֵּלְכֶן‎
	construct	פִּלְפֵּל־	third	פִּלְפֵּלוֹ‎	פִּלְפֵּלָהּ‎	פִּלְפֵּלָם‎	פִּלְפֵּלָן‎
plural	indefinite	פִּלְפְּלִים‎	first	פלפליי / פִּלְפְּלַי‎		פִּלְפְּלֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַפִּלְפְּלִים‎	second	פִּלְפְּלֶיךָ‎	פלפלייך / פִּלְפְּלַיִךְ‎	פִּלְפְּלֵיכֶם‎	פִּלְפְּלֵיכֶן‎
	construct	פִּלְפְּלֵי־‎	third	פִּלְפְּלָיו‎	פִּלְפְּלֶיהָ‎	פִּלְפְּלֵיהֶם‎	פִּלְפְּלֵיהֶן‎

Derived terms

פלפל שחור / פִּלְפֵּל שָׁחֹר‎ (pilpel shachór, “black pepper”)
פִּלְפֵּל לָבָן‎ (pilpel laván, “white pepper”)
פִּלְפֵּל חָרִיף‎ (pilpel ḥaríf, “chili pepper”)

Further reading

פלפל‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Etymology 2

Root
פ־ל־פ־ל‎ (p-l-p-l)

Verb

פִּלְפֵּל • (pilpél) (pi'el construction)

defective spelling of פילפל‎

References

“פלפל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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