פול

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Cognate with Aramaic ⁧פֹּולא⁩ (pōlā, “bean”) and Arabic ⁧فُول⁩ (fūl, “fava beans”). Ultimately perchance from Proto-Semitic *pūl- (“bean, corn, seed, grains, little pieces”); possibly distantly related to Egyptian prj (“to emerge”) and prt (“growing season”).

Noun

⁧פּוֹל⁩ • (pol) m (plural indefinite ⁧פּוֹלִים⁩, singular construct ⁧פּוֹל־⁩, plural construct ⁧פּוֹלֵי־⁩) [pattern: ⁧קוֹל⁩]

  1. broad bean, fava bean, fava (Vicia faba)
Derived terms
  • ⁧פּוֹלֵי סוֹיָה⁩ (poléi sóya, “soy beans”)
  • ⁧פּוֹלֵי קָפֶה⁩ (poléi qafé, “coffee beans”)
  • ⁧פּוֹלֵי קָקָאוֹ⁩ (poléi qaqá'o, “cocoa beans”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed either from English full or Yiddish ⁧פֿול⁩ (ful).

Adjective

⁧פוּל⁩ • (ful)

  1. (slang) full, maximal, to the highest degree.
  2. (slang) A lot of, tons of, loads of.
    Synonym: ⁧מלא⁩ (malé)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From English Paul

Proper noun

⁧פּוֹל⁩ • (Pol)

  1. a male given name from English

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic ⁧فُول⁩ (fūl)

Noun

⁧פוּל⁩ • (ful) m (plural indefinite ⁧פוּלִים⁩)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of ⁧פּוֹל⁩
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