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prutah

prutah noun: a bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.

Noun

prutah (plural prutahs or prutot or prutoth)

  1. A bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.
  2. An aluminium coin, worth one thousandth of a pound, used in Israel until 1960.

Forms of prutah

pluralprutahs
pluralprutot
pluralprutoth
alternative formpruta

Origin of prutah

From Hebrew פרוטה.

Questions about prutah

What does prutah mean?
Prutah means a bronze coin, equivalent to the Roman quadrans, used in ancient Palestine.
What part of speech is prutah?
Prutah is a noun.
What is the plural of prutah?
The plural of prutah is prutahs.

Words near prutah in the dictionary

  1. prusten
  2. PRUSVI
  3. Pruszków
  4. Prut
  5. pruta
  6. prutah
  7. prutahs
  8. prutas
  9. Prutenic
  10. Prutha
  11. prutot

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