צלע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ) and Aramaic עִלְעָא.

Pronunciation

Noun

צֵלָע • (tselá) f (plural indefinite צְלָעוֹת or צְלָעִים, singular construct צֶלַע־ or צֵלַע־, plural construct צַלְעוֹת־ or צַלְעֵי־) [pattern: קֵטָל]

  1. rib (of the body)
  2. rib, chop (of meat)
  3. rib (of a door or leaf) (a bent or curved architectural supporting element)
  4. timber, plank, beam, board (of flooring or ceiling)
  5. chamber, corner, wing (of a building)
  6. hillside, slope (of a mountain)
  7. (geometry) edge (of a shape)
    Synonym: מִקְצוֹעַ (“edge (of a polyhedron)”)
Derived terms
  • (geometry): מְצוּלָע (“polygon”), צַלְעוֹן

References

Etymology 2

Root
צ־ל־ע (ts-l-ʿ)
2 terms

Verb

צָלַע • (tsalá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to limp, to be lame
Conjugation
Conjugation of צָלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצלוע / לִצְלֹעַ
action noun צְלִיעָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָלַעְתִּי צָלַעְנוּ
second צָלַעְתָּ צָלַעְתְּ צְלַעְתֶּם1 צְלַעְתֶּן1
third צָלַע צָלְעָה צָלְעוּ
present צוֹלֵעַ צוֹלַעַת צוֹלְעִים צוֹלְעוֹת
future first אֶצְלַע נִצְלַע
second תִּצְלַע תִּצְלְעִי תִּצְלְעוּ תִּצְלַעְנָה2
third יִצְלַע תִּצְלַע יִצְלְעוּ תִּצְלַעְנָה2
imperative צְלַע צִלְעִי צִלְעוּ צְלַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced צָלַעְתֶּם and צָלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

צֶלַע • (tséla) m

  1. calamity
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