H1706 דְּבַשׁ dᵉbash → Root
10 languagesRoot of the דבש family (3 members).
Natural or processed sweet substance, primarily honey produced by bees, but also used for plant-derived syrup (especially date syrup); refers both to literal edible 'honey' and, less commonly, to figurative abundance or goodness. In some contexts, indicates any sweet syrup obtained from fruit.
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | ubuchi | honey | -uchi | |
| Kikuyu | ũci | honey | -uci | |
| Lozi | uchi | honey | -uchi | |
| Luba-Katanga | bushi | honey | -uchi | |
| Shona | uchi | honey | uchi | |
| Sotho | uchi | honey | -uchi | |
| Swahili | asali | honey | ||
| Tonga (Zambia) | uchi | honey | -uchi | |
| Tsonga | vuchi | honey | -uchi | |
| Venda | uṋi | honey | -uni/-uchi |