How to say "wool" in Arabic
False friendMeaningwool
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صُوف
ṣūfצוף
صوف
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
צמר
tsemerتْسِمِر
How the two words are related
False friend
Sounds like a Hebrew word but means something else — handle with care.
Arabic root
ص-و-فSounds exactly like Hebrew צוף — but that is nectar, and the two are unrelated; Arabic wool has no Hebrew relative. It did leave a mark on history: the Sufis (ṣūfiyya) are most likely 'the wool-wearers', named for their rough woolen robes.
Related Hebrew word:צוףtsufتْسُوف
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In a phrase
الصُّوف نَاعِم
aṣ-ṣūf nāʿimא-צוף נאעםThe wool is soft.