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חמרמורת

חמרמורת

Hebrew

Noun

חמרמורת \ חֲמַרְמֹרֶת • ‎(khamarmóret) f ‎(plural indefinite חֲמַרְמוֹרֶוֹת \ חֲמַרְמֹרֶוֹת, singular construct חֲמַרְמֹרֶת־, plural construct חֲמַרְמוֹרוֹת־)

  1. hangover (illness caused by heavy alcohol drinking)

Usage notes

  • Although this is the recommend word by Academy of the Hebrew Language, הֶנְגְּאוֹבֶר m ‎(“heng'óver”) is still common in Hebrew.

Synonyms

  • הֶנְגְּאוֹבֶר m ‎(“heng'óver”)

Etymology

The Academy of the Hebrew Language searched for a suitable translation for hungover. In the end it was decided to use the root ח־מ־ר ‎(kh-m-r) for two reasons, the first: wine is also called חֶמֶר ‎(khemér), the second: because in Biblical Hebrew the root is used to mean turning of the bowel: רְאֵה ה' כִּי צַר לִי מֵעַי חֳמַרְמָרוּ נֶהְפַּךְ לִבִּי בְּקִרְבִּי (Lamentations 1:20). The word חמרמורת was chosen based on the words סְחַרְחוֹרֶת and צְמַרְמוֹרֶת which also describe body pains.

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