Hebrew

Noun

אַגָּס • ‎(agás) m ‎(plural indefinite אַגָּסִים, singular construct אַגַּס־)

1. A pear, a fruit borne by trees of the genus Pyrus, and especially the cultivated species Pyrus communis.
2. A pear tree, a tree that bears such fruit.
3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
4. (slang) An electric light bulb.

Synonyms

• (pear): פְּרִי־אַגָּס ‎(pri-agás)
• (pear tree): עֵץ־אַגָּס ‎(eitz-agás), אַגָּסָה ‎(agasá)
• (Pyrus): Pyrus (translingual)
• (electric light): נוּרָה ‎(nurá)

References

• “אַגָּס” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 10.