ערפד

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ע־ר־פ־ד (ʿ-r-p-d)

Compare Aramaic עַרְפּדָא (literally “a kind of bat”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

עַרְפָּד • (arpád) m

  1. vampire
  2. a kind of bat, Desmodus rufus

References
  • “ערפד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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