שיפון

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic نباتة‎ (shufon, literally “oats”)

Noun

שִׁיפוֹן • (shifón) m

  1. rye
  2. chiffon

Usage notes
  • The Academy of the Hebrew Languages states that the words has two traditions of pronunciation dating back form Mishnaic literature שִׁיפוֹן‎ (shifón) and שִׁפּוֹן (shipón) and determined that nowadays the former is the standard form.[1]

References
  1. The Academy of the Hebrew Language (2012-06-27), “שיפון”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎ (in Hebrew), retrieved 2015-03-13
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