סרטן
sartan
The Hebrew word for crab is סרטן (sartan).
The word סרטן refers to the crustacean. It is also the word used to refer to the disease cancer.
Meaning: crustacean (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
סרטן is a masculine noun. To refer to more than one, use the plural form סרטנים.
How do you pronounce it?
sartan
Did you know?
- The word סרטן is used in Hebrew for both the animal and the disease 'cancer' because the ancient Greeks observed that the swelling of certain tumors resembled the shape of a crab.
- In Hebrew, the astrological sign for Cancer is also called סרטן, so your horoscope and your seafood menu might use the exact same word.
- The word סרטן is a cognate of the Arabic word سَرَطَان and the Classical Syriac ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ, showing a shared linguistic root across Semitic languages.
Examples in context
- אתה יודע לבשל סרטן?Do you know how to cook a crab?This sentence is useful for asking about cooking סרטן.Tatoeba #2039388 by Eldad, translation #2039384 by Eldad
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Rotem are at a seafood restaurant.
- דניאל Danielרוטם, את רוצה להזמין סרטן?Rotem, at rotza lehazmin sartan?Rotem, do you want to order a crab?
- רוטם Rotemכן, אני מאוד אוהבת סרטנים.Ken, ani me'od ohevet sartanim.Yes, I love crabs very much.
- דניאל Danielאני מעדיף דגים היום.Ani ma'adif dagim hayom.I prefer fish today.
- רוטם Rotemזה בסדר, נזמין רק אחד.Ze beseder, nazmin rak echad.That's fine, we will order only one.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries סרטן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
